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| Chinese police hunt woman who gouged out boy's eyes | Chinese police hunt woman who gouged out boy's eyes |
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| Police in northern China have launched a massive search for a woman accused of gouging out the eyes of a six-year-old boy. | Police in northern China have launched a massive search for a woman accused of gouging out the eyes of a six-year-old boy. |
| Authorities in the city of Linfen in Shanxi province have offered a 100,000 yuan (£11,000) reward for the woman's capture. The boy said only that the woman spoke with an accent from outside the area. | Authorities in the city of Linfen in Shanxi province have offered a 100,000 yuan (£11,000) reward for the woman's capture. The boy said only that the woman spoke with an accent from outside the area. |
| The Beijing Times quoted the parents of the boy as saying their son was walking along a path when he was grabbed by a woman, who then used an unspecified tool to gouge out his eyes. | The Beijing Times quoted the parents of the boy as saying their son was walking along a path when he was grabbed by a woman, who then used an unspecified tool to gouge out his eyes. |
| State media said the boy was recovering in a hospital, but had lost his sight permanently following the brutal ordeal on Saturday. | State media said the boy was recovering in a hospital, but had lost his sight permanently following the brutal ordeal on Saturday. |
| A news report on a provincial TV channel showed the boy writhing in pain on a hospital trolley with bandages around his head, his parents, both farmers, crying. | A news report on a provincial TV channel showed the boy writhing in pain on a hospital trolley with bandages around his head, his parents, both farmers, crying. |
| A police officer, who gave only his surname, Liu, said he could not speculate on a motive because the investigation was continuing. | A police officer, who gave only his surname, Liu, said he could not speculate on a motive because the investigation was continuing. |
| "We are sparing no efforts trying to solve this case," he said. | "We are sparing no efforts trying to solve this case," he said. |
| State media previously had raised the possibility that the boy's corneas were taken for sale because of a donor shortage in China. However, Liu said the boy's eyeballs were found at the scene and the corneas had not been removed. | State media previously had raised the possibility that the boy's corneas were taken for sale because of a donor shortage in China. However, Liu said the boy's eyeballs were found at the scene and the corneas had not been removed. |
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