Chinese man sends suicide note by homing pigeon

A man in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou appears to have used a homing pigeon to send his suicide note.

Li Yong, a neighbourhood watch volunteer in the city, picked up the pigeon over the weekend in a suburban housing compound. "We brought it back to the office, and I found some sweet corn to feed it," he told the Zhengzhou Evening News. "When it flew down to eat, I saw a small scroll tied to its leg with a golden thread. Out of curiosity, my friend and I read the letter, and we were shocked to find it was a suicide note. I reported the matter immediately." The author of the note, who signed himself "Shiyazi" has not yet been found. The note appeared to be addressed to his girlfriend [...] Lu Qing, a member of the local pigeon fanciers club, said the pigeon had most likely been used by the couple to communicate, but that the bird had apparently interrupted a long flight by landing in the neighbourhood... Telegraph