A 47-year-old woman identified as Ms Lin, has killed herself because her son’s fiancée was too short, according to a government statement. . Ms Lin’s corpse was found on November 17 in a river in Ningling County, Henan Province. After seeing the woman’s remains, her emotional husband jumped into the river and his son also plunged in to save him. . . Both were immediately rescued by the police. Her husband has been identified as 46-year-old Mr Gao. The statement read: ‘The dead person, Ms Lin, had disagreement with her son regarding her son’s engagement. . . Her son’s partner came from the same town as the family. Ms Lin did not like her son’s partner, claiming she was too short. She threatened to kill herself. . . The woman was said to have taken her life ‘on a sudden impulse’ after passing a local river on her scooter.”