Man ‘dies of broken heart’ after cops nab illegal immigrant girlfriend
Eli Ashkenazi; 13/8/08
A severely disabled man died of a heart attack Saturday night, two days after his long-term Chinese girlfriend was arrested by the Immigration Police. Uri Lezovsky’s friends say that the 63-year-old died of a broken heart after Mei Chianshu was detained. “It breaks your heart,” said one. “Despite his disability, this man just gave and gave all his life. But when he finally gained a woman’s love, he died. Perhaps a little more sensitivity would have prevented this.” Chianshu, who had been living here illegally for eight years, was arrested while she, Lezovsky and a lawyer were en route from his home in Metula to the Interior Ministry office in Safed to try to arrange legal residency for her.