Wrongfully jailed man gets more compensation for his mental anguish

China's top court on Tuesday granted 520,000 yuan ($80,200) more in compensation for mental anguish to a man who was wrongfully jailed for more than 15 years.

Wu Chunhong, a villager from Henan province who had his name cleared in April last year after evidence related to his intentional homicide conviction was deemed insufficient, originally received state compensation of 2.62 million yuan on Aug 6.

The compensation, made by the Henan High People's Court, included 1.9 million yuan for Wu's wrongful detention for more than 15 years and 680,000 yuan for his mental anguish.