Their son, Liu Lingqun, told The Telegraph: “We now have a curfew in the village and reporters are not allowed to enter. My parents have been feeling unwell over the last few days and didn’t sleep at all last night.” Mr Liu said officials had offered his parents “compensation” of up to 200,000 yuan (about £2,000) if they abandoned the case. “They have also tried to restrict my freedoms and have closely monitored our house.”