Abused Little Girl Now Bald, Head Pressed into Boiling Water
by Fauna on Monday, May 13, 2013
by Fauna on Monday, May 13, 2013
From NetEase:
Guizhou Man Abused Own Daughter for 5 Years: Head Scalded with Boiling Water, Mouth Sewn with Fishing Line
Scalding head with boiling water, sewing mouth with fishing line, pricking fingers with needles… When such cruel torture that can only be seen in Red Crag are put to use on an 11-year-old little girl’s body, what kind of thoughts would you have? Xiao Li of Jingsha county Shichang town Goupi village has suffered this kind of abuse for 5 years, the perpetrator being her own father. After receiving the report, the local police station arrested Xiao Li’s father, while a Xiao Li covered with injuries was admitted to the hospital for medical care. At present, the relevant investigation is undergoing.
Abusing his own daughter, evil father detained
May 8th, pig gelder Master Fu was walking on a small road in Goupi Village of Shichang town of Jinsha county as usual when suddenly he saw a little girl standing on the side of the road talking to herself, occasionally hurling abuse towards pedestrians who passed her. Master Fu approached her and saw that the little girl had scars all over her body, her scalp without a single spot unscarred, a ghastly sight. From those around him, he learned that the little girl is called Xiao Li, is just 11 years old, and as a result of long-term beating and abuse from her father, she has already become absent-minded/withdrawn.
A villager told him, that neighbors in Shichang town Goupi village have long known about the treatment Xiao Li has experienced, and everyone has admonished Xiao Li’s father before, but it has all been for naught. Owing to sensitivity to a fellow villager’s face, everyone has found it difficult to get involved in this “private household matter”.
Indignant Master Fu immediately reported the matter to the police.
Around the same time, Xiao Li’s paternal grandfather also walked through the Shichang police station doors, no longer able to endure [the abuse of his granddaughter], previously worried of misgivings between father and son, of making private family problems public, but afraid of his daughter sooner or later dying in his son Yang XX’s hands.
Soon after, Yang XX was apprehended by police just as he was going to the market in the village. In the face of police interrogation, Yang Shihai admitted the evil acts he committed against Xiao Li for years. Xiao Li too was admitted to the Shichang town hospital to receive medical treatment.
Shichang town police chief Fang Xuping explains that at present, Yang XX has already been administratively detained, the police are currently investigating and collecting evidence, and shall in accordance with the forensic appraisal of the injuries administer justice against Yang XX in accordance with the law.
Suffered verbal abuse and physical beatings, often hungry
Inside the Shichang hospital ward, this reporter met Xiao Li. If it weren’t for the doctor’s introduction, no one would have believed this withdrawn, wound-covered, emaciated little girl is already 11 years old.
The hospital-issued hospitalization records say in the 6 years prior to the child patient entering the hospital, her father has often used wooden sticks, ropes, and such things to hoist the child victim up to be beaten, used sewing needles to prick the child’s fingers and arms, causing injuries to the child’s soft tissues all over her body, and what more, often let the child go hungry, causing the child’s development to be poor, nutrition to be poor, and her entire body being thin, with multiple scars on her face. Most of the hair on the top of her head no longer grows, with abnormal skin temperature and humidity, poor elasticity, and some of her wounds are infected, with pus leaking out.
According to the recollection of Xiao Le’s grandmother, after Xiao Li’s parents gave birth to her, they left home [typically moved to another part of the country] for work, so Xiao Li lived with her grandfather and grandmother, until her parents returned to their hometown when she was 5 years old.
Being separated for many years and finally being able to be reunited with one’s parents is, for many “left-behind” children in impoverished mountain areas, supposed to be a very happy thing. However, this was the beginning of Xiao Li’s nightmare, and the moment this nightmare started, it went on for 5 years.
The grandmother says Xiao Li is the family’s eldest child, with 1 little sister and 3 little brothers. Like many children in the rural village, Xiao Li started helping with household chores at the young age of 5, waking up every day at dawn to go out and cut hogweed, then go to school, coming home after school in the evening to do other household work.
She doesn’t remember when it began but Xiao Li often was yelled at by her parents, and her diligence and hard work not only did not get her parents’ forgiveness but escalated the verbal abuse to beatings.
In addition to verbal abuse and beatings, Xiao Li also often did not get enough to eat, sometimes only eating one meal a day.
One day, when Xiao Li came home from school and was preparing to eat, Xiao Li’s father wrestled her rice bowl away from her, saying to her: “Don’t eat rice, eat the vegetables instead, leave the rice for your younger brothers.” As a result of not eating enough long-term, Xiao Li’s size resembles that of an average four to five year old child.
Scalded head with boiling water, unbelievably claiming it was to get rid of daughter’s lice
“He sometimes even beat me along with her, using tobacco stems hitting my back, hitting my head with pot lids…” As Xiao Li’s grandmother brought these up, old tears began flowing. Seeing her precious granddaughter suffering such vicious abuse, she too tried stopping her son, but to no avail. What made her even more terrified was that when she could no longer bear the beatings, Xiao Li would run to her grandmother’s house to take refuge. but Yang XX would chase her to her grandmother’s house, and even beat his own 72-year-old mother as well.
As for why her son often violently hit her granddaughter, the old grandmother was unable to say the reason why as well. She says maybe it is because of [her son's] preference for sons over daughters, but in short, Xiao Li would always be beaten by her son for various excuses.
One time, Yang XX took a book, pointed at a word in the book for Xiao Li to read. Xiao Li, who is just in second grade, simply doesn’t recognize this character, but this too became a reason for Yang XX’s rage: Don’t even recognize many characters, so why go to school! So it became yet another beating, and what more, often there was variety: Using fishing line to sew the mouth, kneeling on a ground covered with broken glass, pricking the fingers with needles… To this day, Xiao Li is riddled with scars all over her body.
October 17th last year, Xiao Li came home after going into the mountains to cut hogweed, and before she could eat, Yang XX without explanation picked Xiao Li up by both her legs and pressed her head into a pot of boiling water. Xiao Li’s screaming, begging, struggling, none of it stayed her father’s hand.
After a Goupi village cadre heard of this, he immediately reported it to the police. When asked why he did such a vicious thing to his own daughter, Yang XX tried to argue: He discovered a lot of lice in his daughter’s hair, so using boiling water to scald her head was to get rid of her lice.
According to Shichang town police chief Fang Xupin’s recollection, according to Yang XX’s statement at the time, plus Xiao Li’s injuries not being severe, the police conducted criticism education [lectured], and ordered him to immediately take Xiao Li to the hospital for medical care, as well as having him write a letter of guarantee [a written pledge].
However, this didn’t stop Yang XX. After returning home, he continued to use various reasons to beat/abuse Xiao Li. The lack of hair and terrifying scarred scalp on Xiao Li’s head are a result of a second, more intense “scalding with boiling water”.
Town government and netizens intervene to help
Shichang town Party Organizing Committee member Chen Yuefang explains that after the incident occurred [was reported to police by Master Fu and Xiao Li's grandfather], the town Party Committee and government placed high importance on the matter, with the town police on one hand organizing police forces to arrest Yang XX, and on the other hand rushing to Goupi village to take Xiao Li to the town hospital. When Jinsha county’s Women’s League received news, the immediately arranged for various relevant leaders to visit Shichang Town to visit Xiao Li.
Weibo netizen @黎梓卉 rushed to the scene at the first moment possible, to visit Xiao Li, and used the internet to call on everyone to give their attention to this matter. She says she has already organized some volunteers and plans to use collecting donations and other methods to provide help to Xiao Li. The thing that is worrisome is that in consideration of Xiao Li’s grandfather and grandmother’s ages already being so old, the matter of Xiao Li’s rearing and education will encounter some difficulties, so she hopes the government as well as kind-hearted people can give Xiao Li even more concern and care.
Regarding this, Chen Yuefang expressed that the town government has already begun working on Xiao Li’s future guardianship, and in consideration of Xiao Li’s special circumstances, the town hospital immediately exempted Xiao Li’s medical care costs. In order to help Xiao Li return to normal life as fast as possible, the Shichang town government will organize the town correctional center, school, and class to form a psychological counseling group, to provide psychological counseling for Xiao Li.
As for Xiao Li’s ongoing medical treatment and schooling, the town government will solicit donations, establish a dedicated fund and account, ensuring that the money will be used as intended, as well as appoint Xiao Li’s grandfather and grandmother as her temporary guardians, appoint town cadres and village cadres to regularly follow and provide guidance, to become familiar with Xiao Li’s living, schooling, and psychological situation, and provide help in many aspects.
Chen Yuefang says, to put an end to this kind of incident happening again, the relevant departments will conduct checks and inspections of the entire town’s women and children.
At present, the town government has already arranged for Xiao Li’s grandparents to be at the hospital, providing them with living subsidies every day.
On Sina Weibo:
@头条新闻: Little Girl Abused by Father for 5 Years: Head Scalded with Boiling Water, Mouth Sewn with Fishing Line. Scalding her head with boiling water, sewing her mouth with fishing line, forcing her to kneel on broken glass, pricking her fingers with needles… Xiao Li of Jinsha county Shichang town Goupi village has suffered this kind of abuse for 5 years, the perpetrator being her own father. 11-year-old Xiao Li is covered with injuries, emaciated, and has already become absent-minded/withdrawn. At present, her father has already been detained.
Her scalded scalp has never fully healed.
A kind-hearted person brought some yogurt.
A doctor examining Xiao Li.
Fingertips riddled with scars from needle pricks.
Her scalded scalp has never fully healed.
A kind-hearted person brought some yogurt.
A doctor examining Xiao Li.
Fingertips riddled with scars from needle pricks.
