He Jingjing and her fiance Lu Lai, of Guangdong in southeast China, had the world at their feet in 2011.
Both had found top jobs in the local government at Guangzhou, they had recently bought a flat and were planning to get married.
Emotional: Lu Lai (in the green t-shirt) finally married his fiance shortly before her life-support was switched off
Embrace: Her mother Li Xing embraces He Jingjing during her 28th birthday celebration