Woman 'turns off' husband’s life support despite knowing he kept a secret for years

An unnamed woman in China reportedly took her husband off life-support in a supposed act of revenge.

According to reports in the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the unknown 38-year-old man, who resided in the Liaoning province in northeastern China, suffered a cerebral haemorrhage - which occurs when there is bleeding inside the brain tissue from a ruptured vessel.

He was then taken to hospital by a woman in order to seek emergency treatment, where it was determined that the man required intensive surgery, and as doctors tried to locate the woman in order to seek her permission, discovered she had fled, the outlet reports.

The drama only intensified when another woman arrived at the hospital and gave the news that she was his wife.

The man was taken to hospital where he went into a coma (Getty Stock Image)

According to the outlet, the man had reportedly been living with his mistress while still married to his wife - and it had been his mistress who'd brought him to the hospital after he suffered the haemorrhage while at her home.

It's believed that a doctor, surnamed Chen, then told her that her husband's condition was in fact critical, and he was in a coma with a low chance of surviving an operation.

She was then further informed that the price of surgery was very high, and he could only be temporarily sustained on their medical equipment.

His wife then allegedly revealed she knew he had been being unfaithful for over a decade, had not loved him for a while and he hadn't been supporting her financially.

She then reportedly went on to refuse a consent form in order to allow surgery, and instead told doctors to remove her husband's life-supporting tracheal tube.

According to SCMP, Chinese law states that when a patient is unable to make decisions on their own behalf, doctors must then seek written consent from relatives or next of kin.

She reportedly asked for his life-support tube to be pulled (Getty Stock Image)

In light of this, there are specific circumstances where the parents or spouse of a patient are entitled to make medical decisions on behalf the patient.

In situations where family members or significant others are unable to reach a conclusion, the medical institution may permit their own treatments.

SCMP says it remains unknown what the man's family thought of this decision, or if they were informed.

And people on social media have reacted to the news, and opinions are split.

One said: "She is heartless. No matter what, giving up treatment is giving up a life."

While another said that he 'is in critical condition and the surgery is unlikely to save him'.

And a third commented: “Your wife will accompany you until old age. Treating your wife well is treating yourself well."