A mother was captured taking her child, who had a knife stuck in her head, to the hospital. However, the police have officially concluded the incident as an 'accident' and have determined that there was no criminal intent.
On the 24th, the Hong Kong South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that a video of a mother and her 3-year-old daughter walking into Dongchuan People's Hospital in Kunming, located in southwestern China's Yunnan Province, has gone viral online since the 15th.
According to the report, the girl's mother, Ms. Hu, accidentally swung a bed sheet while changing it, and during this time, a knife estimated to be 15 centimeters long got lodged in the skull just above her daughter's right ear. Ms. Hu attempted to remove the knife but failed and instead took her daughter to the hospital.
In particular, the released video shows the child walking into the hospital holding her mother's hand with the knife still in her head. A hospital staff member in a white gown held the child's hand and guided her.
Subsequently, medical staff successfully removed the knife, and the girl is reported to be in stable condition at the hospital. A doctor, who requested anonymity, told a media outlet, 'The child's skull is soft, so the knife did not cause immediate fatal damage and was lodged deeply.'
The doctor also stated, 'If the girl's mother had recklessly pulled out the knife, it would have posed a tremendous risk. The correct action was to seek professional medical help immediately.'
As the video spread, local online reactions included comments like, 'Is this mother normal? The police should investigate this incident,' and 'Poor child, she calmly walked to the hospital. Fortunately, she's okay.'