Xiaotong's tragedy began with a gunshot eight years ago.
At around 2 p.m. on January 14, 2016, Xiaotong, who was only 3 years and 8 months old at the time, was playing in the backyard with two friends. Neighbor Zhou was holding a gunpowder gun for hunting, and accidentally detonated the bullets in the gun, and 27 iron sand shrapnel hit Xiaotong in the back.
At that time, her parents rushed Xiaotong to the hospital for rescue, but did not report the case immediately. The reason is that Zhou is a distant relative of his family, and he promised to do his best to ** Xiaotong. However, after Zhou paid the surgery fee, he no longer paid the follow-up ** fee, claiming that the family had no money.
On October 6, 2017, Xiaotong's father reported the crime. **The investigation found that Zhou illegally possessed a gunpowder gun and was placed on file for investigation on suspicion of intentional injury.
However, on March 19, 2019, ** withdrew the case, finding that Xiaotong's injuries did not meet the criteria for filing a criminal case, which was called a crime of negligence. This decision was unacceptable to Xiaotong's family, and they hoped that Zhou would pay for the ** fee.
On January 25, 2024, Xiaotong's family requested a re-evaluation of the injuries and a reopening of the criminal investigation. Although ** believes that the withdrawal of the case is correct, Xiaotong's family still hopes to find justice.
Xiaotong is still looking forward to undergoing surgery as soon as possible to get rid of the torment of the pain.