China father becomes lawyer to get justice for son, 11, who leapt to his death after being verbally abused by teacher
- Grieving father gives up job as traffic police officer, learns law to fight case of dead son
- Joins forces with wife to help other families who suffer similar loss
A grieving father in China who gave up his job as a traffic police officer to become a lawyer so he could fight the case of his son who took his own life after being abused by a teacher has moved many people on mainland social media.
Zhang Dingjie and his wife Wang Beilei have been fighting for justice for their only son, Zhang Kuan, for the past two years.
The 11-year-old took his own life by jumping off the roof of a 24-floor storey building opposite his primary school, in eastern China’s Jiangxi province, on November 9, 2021.
The youngster had left a note which said: “My death has nothing to do with my parents, society or the country. It is only relevant to Zou, who used violent measures.”
Zou was Zhang’s teacher and was in charge of his class.
Shortly after their son’s death, the couple checked surveillance video from the school and discovered Zou repeatedly abused their son verbally in front of the class on the day he died.