Teenager tatooed by bullies

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Teenager tatooed by bullies

CTS, Taiwan

Li showing the tattoos on his back​

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A teenager had his body tattooed with vulgar words and swastikas by his former schoolmate in Taiwan. The 19-year-old's back was tattooed with the words wo shi wang ba dan (I am a bastard), kan san xiao (have no guts) and gan (the four-letter word). He also has a tattoo showing the middle finger on the back.

His hand has a swastika and some patterns while an arm has a cross. On Oct 19, the teenager - surnamed Li - bumped into a secondary schoolmate Liu, who used to bully and force him to pay protection money in the past. Then, Li was forced into a car by the ex-schoolmate, also 19, and was confined in a house for two days. It was during this time that Liu, together with two accomplices, inked the tattoos on Li's body. They also demanded a NT$6,000 "ang pow" from Li.

Li did not lodge a police report as he was worried that Liu would take revenge on him. On Wednesday, a friend met a policeman at a noodle shop and told him about Li's ordeal. Police carried out an investigation and arrested Liu and two others the next day. A cosmetic surgery clinic has offered to remove the tattoos from Li for free. However, it said the removal would leave behind some scars.