An alternative healer was charged with manslaughter after a woman died attending his 'slapping therapy' workshop

• A 71-year-old woman died during a 'slapping therapy' workshop in 2016.
• The alternative healer who ran the workshop has now been charged with manslaughter.
• The woman attended the workshop to help with her diabetes, her son said.

An alternative healer has been charged with manslaughter by gross negligence after a woman died in one of his 'slapping therapy' workshops.

Wiltshire Police said on Thursday that Hongchi Xiao, 60, of Cloudbreak, California, was charged after returning to the UK from Australia on an extradition warrant.