Chinese grandma violently assaults nurse over grandson’s complaint
Woman launched vicious assault on young nurse after her grandson complained about being attached to an intravenous drip
A 61-year-old Chinese woman is expected to be released from detention on Monday after serving 10 days behind bars for attacking a nurse, according to a local media report.
The unnamed assailant, from Jiaxing in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, was taken into police custody after delivering such a beating to the 30-year-old medic that the victim needed hospital treatment.
The attack, which lasted three minutes, took place at a public hospital in the city on March 30, Jiaxing Television reported on Saturday.
Part of the reason the assault attracted such a large amount of public attention was because it coincided with National Doctors’ Day in the United States. Inaugurated as a way to recognise the contribution doctors make to people’s lives and communities, the day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It will be marked for the first time in China this year, on August 19.
