日前中共官方称英商海伍德之死系遭薄熙来妻子杀害，但英国路透社于3月30日发佈的独家报导，记者访问了海伍德家属，家属却表示他们不认为海伍德是遭谋杀致死，遗体火化也出自他们的要求。
Beijing- and London-based relatives of Heywood told Reuters in separateinterviews that they did not suspect foul play in his death. They both spoke on condition of anonymity.
“It’s preposterous. The more description (in the media), the darker it becomes,” the family member said, occasionally breaking into tears in an interview in the lobby lounge of a hotel on the outskirts of Beijing late on Thursday.
The family denied reports that Heywood was a spy and that he was cremated against their wishes.
“We requested the cremation. We were not forced to do so. We have no doubts about the police report,” said one family member.
海伍德现居北京和伦敦的亲属，在单独的分别约谈中告诉路透社记者说,他们不觉得存在谋杀因素。 他们两位都要求不透露姓名。
“那种说法很荒谬，并且被媒体越描越黑。” 死者家属週四晚在北京郊区一家宾馆大堂酒廊接受採访中说，并流了眼泪。海伍德的家庭否认海伍德是间谍以及死者是在违背他们愿望情况下被火化的说法。
“是我们要求火化。我们并没有被强迫这样做。 我们并不怀疑警方的死因报告,”一名家庭成员说。
