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A six-year-old boy in a rural village in China's central Hubei province was brutally attacked by an aunt who cut off both his ears and slashed part of his jaw after she was enraged by a family dispute, Wuhan-based Chutian Metropolis Daily reported.
The attack, which happened on Janurary 28, sent chills down the spine of many Chinese readers, coming just six months after another mainland toddler, nicknamed Bin Bin, had his eyes gouged out by his crazed aunt.
The Southern Metropolis Daily reported on Friday that the suspect, identified as 35-year-old Zhang Qihui, was arrested.
The victim's father, whose name was not disclosed, told Chinese media he had refused to lend money to his younger brother -- Zhang's husband -- who wanted to build a house. It was not confirmed if this was what triggered the attack.
Zhang lured the boy away from his parents and then attacked him with a kitchen knife, according to Chinese media reports.
A photo of the six-year-old, with gaping injuries and blood on his face, went viral on social media, drawing thousands of comments and reposts.
"How could someone have done this to a little boy who had nothing to do with adults' dispute?" netizens wrote.
Doctors treating the six-year-old were only able to reattach one ear, as they found the other one inoperable.
Other netizens, incensed by the latest news, demanded that the suspect be prosecuted immediately.
Many Chinese netizens compared the case to that of Bin Bin, another six-year-old boy whose eyes were gouged out in a horrific attack in August in a rural village in Shanxi province. The boy, whose case elicited sympathy and donations from China and abroad, later received impants at a Shenzhen hospital, and with it a second chance for a normal life.
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Hubei boy, 6, gets ears hacked off by aunt amid family dispute

A photo of the six-year-old  showing gory injuries he suffered has gone viral on social media. Photo: screenshot via Weibo

Eye-gouging victim Bin-Bin faces up to his brave new world with implants

Excited Bin-Bin and his parents say goodbye. Photo: SCMP

Little Bin-Bin draws a picture with the help of his parents to thank hospital staff.

Guo Bin, 6, attends his farewell party after a successful orbital implants surgery which restored his appearance but not his sight. Photo: Reuters

Guo Bin is held by his mother after the attack. Photo: Reuters

Guo Bin, the six-year-old Shanxi boy whose eyes were gouged out by an attacker, leaves the hospital in Shenzhen after being fitted with prosthetic eyeballs. Photo: David Wong/SCMP

Bin-Bin to have implants and new prosthetic eyes

Surgeon Dr Dennis Lam Shun-chiu explains the treatment planned for Guo Bin, the boy whose eyes were gouged out on the mainland. The six-year-old and his family flew to Shenzhen from Shanxi for the operation. Guo Bin will receive implants to improve his appearance, and later have navigation aids fitted that will help him to get around. Photo: David Wong

Guo Bin, with his mother, hopes he will see again. Photo: AFP

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Chilling photo and accounts of the recent attack on toddler draws anger and indignation from Chinese social media


.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Chilling photo and accounts of the recent attack on toddler draws anger and indignation from Chinese social media

Chilling photo and accounts of the recent attack on toddler draws anger and indignation from Chinese social media