A video has surfaced showing the wife and son of a senior county official in Guangdong destroying an office in a fit of rage.

Caijing has confirmed that the man and woman caught on video are the wife and son of Cai Weibing, a deputy county head of Jun’an County in Foshan. The incident happened on May 28 at around 6pm, but their identities weren’t confirmed until recently.

The two apparently entered the office to collect an unpaid debt worth RMB 300,000, and began ransacking the place when the debt wasn’t paid. The video shows Cai’s son destroying windows with a golf club as his mother urges him on. While not captured on video, the woman apparently said, “My husband is the current deputy county head of Jun’an, Shunde. What do criminal charges of destruction mean (to me)?”

Shunde police say the pair were supposed to be held in detention for 15 days last month because of the incident, but have been set free “because of reasons”.

Cai himself has refused interview requests.

Photos: Caijing (2)