Her family asked her followers for financial help and more than one million yuan (£114,280) was raised in just 24 hours, according to The Paper.

Lamu died on 30 September.

What led to this?
According to the Beijing Youth Daily, Tang reportedly had a history of domestic violence.

Lamu's brother-in-law, identified as Mr Luo, said he had heard his wife "mention that her sister was often beaten by Tang".

Lamu reportedly divorced Tang earlier this year in May - the pair have two children, and each gained custody of one child.

Shortly afterwards, Tang threatened to kill one child if Lamu did not re-marry him, said the news report.

She did, but ended up running away from him. Unable to find her, he reportedly questioned her relatives - Lamu's sister, who refused to reveal her whereabouts, was also beaten by Tang.

Family members said this incident was reported to the police who, according to them, took no action.

She eventually divorced him again and he gained custody of both children.

Police said Tang was detained on 14 September on suspicion of "intentional homicide". A team is continuing to investigate, the statement said.

What has the reaction been?
The case has prompted discussion on China's social media site Weibo. More than 70 million people have used a hashtag mentioning her death.

One user said she hopes "women are given more security".

Another attacked police officials saying: "Where were you when a report was made? Why didn't you care?"