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| A Chinese toddler has died in a Beijing hospital after being wounded during a row between her mother and a man over a parking space, state media report. | A Chinese toddler has died in a Beijing hospital after being wounded during a row between her mother and a man over a parking space, state media report. |
| They say the two-year-old girl suffered critical injuries on Tuesday when the man pulled her out of her pram and threw her to the ground. | They say the two-year-old girl suffered critical injuries on Tuesday when the man pulled her out of her pram and threw her to the ground. |
| He also reportedly beat the mother, who had refused to make way for his car, while she attended to her daughter. | He also reportedly beat the mother, who had refused to make way for his car, while she attended to her daughter. |
| The driver was arrested. He could face execution if he is tried for murder. | The driver was arrested. He could face execution if he is tried for murder. |
| Police also detained a second man in the case, who was allegedly a passenger in the car and helped beat up the woman. | Police also detained a second man in the case, who was allegedly a passenger in the car and helped beat up the woman. |
| The toddler died on Thursday night after being kept alive on a respirator, Chinese state media said on Saturday. | The toddler died on Thursday night after being kept alive on a respirator, Chinese state media said on Saturday. |
| The assault happened when a man, identified only by his surname Han, wanted to park his car by a bus stop in Beijing. | The assault happened when a man, identified only by his surname Han, wanted to park his car by a bus stop in Beijing. |
| But the toddler's mother was standing in the parking spot and refused to move her pram. | But the toddler's mother was standing in the parking spot and refused to move her pram. |
| The driver got out of his car and hit the woman before removing her daughter from the pram and throwing her forcefully to the ground, a witness said. | |
| "The baby made no noises after being dropped, not even a cry of pain," the Beijing Times quoted the witness as saying. |