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Graphic video of 8-year-old boy in China violently assaulting 2-year-old girl to steal snacks triggers crime and parenting debate
- A greedy 8-year-old boy was caught on camera violently assaulting a toddler to steal snack food
- The boy started kicking the girl’s head after she declined to hand over the snacks
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An 8-year-old boy filmed beating a two-year-old girl and knocking her to the ground has outraged the Chinese public and generated debate about child-rearing.
The boy, surnamed Zhuang, is a second-grade primary school student in southern China. Zhuang was filmed brutally beating the girl — so he could steal snack food she was holding. He attacked the girl so violently that four of her teeth were damaged.
Zhuang walked into the girl’s home, where she was alone playing, before physically assaulting her to steal the snacks.
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Zhuang started kicking the girl’s head after she declined to hand over the snacks. He continued the assault even after the girl fell down tried to stand up and escape. He fled when the girl’s grandpa came upon the scene.
The video has attracted widespread attention due to the extremely violent nature of the attack.
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