China Man Ruptures Son's Spleen Over Math Problem

A Chinese father ruptured his son’s spleen by hurling a pomegranate at him during a home tutoring session. According to a report by Wenzhou Urban Daily, the man — surnamed Chen — from Wenzhou in the eastern province of Zhejiang, had temporarily taken on the responsibility of assisting his kid with schoolwork while his wife was working overtime. When the boy — a Primary Three student named Liangliang — was unable to understand the answer to a mathematical problem, the father lost his temper.

The father, who was apparently quite irritated, became angry and threw a pomegranate Liangliang’s way, striking him in the stomach. The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports that the man’s seeming lack of patience sparked a heated discussion on being a more patient parent on mainland social media.

The following day, Liangliang complained of excruciating stomach discomfort and ended up with a ruptured spleen, despite the fact that there were no obvious indicators of a significant injury. The spleen can burst easily, which can occasionally result in life-threatening haemorrhage and the necessity to remove it, according to medical professionals.

Notably, inflicting major damage through carelessness carries a maximum sentence of three years in jail in China. But the case will be dropped if the victim and their family don’t report the event and the police don’t step in.

He Bo, an attorney from Sichuan Hongqi Law Firm, informed SCMP that even in cases where the victim or family members fail to make an active complaint to the police, they still have an obligation to do so once relevant organisations or individuals discover behaviour that may be deemed to be criminal acts or domestic violence. “Everyone is equal before the law, regardless of the relationship between family members, domestic violence is prohibited,” he said.

A displeased mother from the southeast Chinese province of Jiangsu lost her cool in April while assisting her kid with his schoolwork, SCMP reported. Her toe became fractured when she attempted to kick him and instead struck a wall, the report added.

The Chinese Family Tracking Survey from 2020 found that parents of students enrolled in Primary One schools tutored homework for an average of 7.19 hours per week. A study conducted in 2020 found that over half of the students thought that parental homework tutoring placed limitations on them.