in 102, empress yin and her grandmother, deng zhu (鄧朱), were accused of using witchcraft to curse imperial consorts (probably including consort deng). lady deng and her sons, as well as empress yin's brother yin fu (陰輔), died under interrogation and torture. empress yin was deposed, and her father yin gang (陰綱) committed suicide. the rest of her family was exiled. she herself died in sorrow, probably in 102 as well.