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A three-year-old girl walked into a hospital in China with a fruit knife seemingly lodged deep in the side of her head.
Footage taken outside the Dongchuan People’s Hospital, in south-west China, appeared to show the young child being walked around by her mother with a six-inch blade stuck just above her right ear.
The girl was seen tottering about as her mother is guided to the hospital by a member of staff in a white coat.
According to local media, the mother, whose surname is Hu, claimed she was changing bedsheets when she swung a sheet and sent the sharp object soaring into her daughter’s head.
But a hospital staff member reportedly said the mother admitted to picking up the knife to ‘scare’ the young girl, who at the time was having a tantrum, before accidentally stabbing her.
The knife was then lodged in her skull with its handle sticking out.
Hu reportedly tried and failed to take the knife out herself before taking her daughter to hospital instead of calling an ambulance.
Following a craniotomy carried out by a neurosurgeon to safely remove the blade, the girl’s condition is reportedly stable.
She is said to currently be under observation.
A three-year-old girl walked into a hospital in China with a fruit knife seemingly lodged deep in the side of her head
Footage taken outside the Dongchuan People’s Hospital, in south-west China, appeared to show the young child being walked around by her mother with a six-inch blade stuck just above her right ear
Police reportedly ruled the near-fatal incident an accident and have confirmed there was no criminal intent.
A doctor told China Business View that the girl’s miracle survival was thanks to the softness of her skull
A doctor told China Business View that the girl’s miracle survival was thanks to the softness of her skull.
The doctor said: ‘If the girl’s mother had recklessly pulled the knife out, the risk would have been enormous. The correct action was to seek immediate professional medical help’.
Police reportedly ruled the near-fatal incident an accident and have confirmed there was no criminal intent.
The footage took Chinese social media by storm, with millions being left in disbelief at the shock footage and many criticising the mother for what happened.
