Chinese Good Samaritan questioned over assault appeals to social media for justice
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A Chinese man who claims he is being punished after he stopped a man from assaulting a woman has taken to social media with a plea for justice – and his appeal has struck a chord with the public.
Zhao Yu, 21, from Fuzhou, Fujian province, told the South China Morning Post he was at home with his pregnant wife on the evening of December 26 when he heard a door being kicked downstairs. A while later, he heard someone call out: “Help! Rape!”
He claimed he went outside and found a man holding a woman by her throat at her flat. Zhao pulled the man away, he said, and the man struck him on the neck and chest.
The man grabbed at Zhao’s hands then tried to hit him again. Zhao said he responded by kicking the man in the stomach. The woman pulled Zhao away, while her roommate called the police.