A senior Chinese forensic expert who questioned the murder conviction of top politican Bo Xilai's wife has resigned one of her positions, state-run media said Monday, just as the date for Bo's trial was announced.

Wang Xuemei—who openly doubted the ruling Communist authorities' account of the death of British businessman Neil Heywood—stepped down as vice-president of the Chinese Forensic Medicine Association (CFMA), the Global Times said.

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