Police investigating disfigurement assault
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A photo of Zhou Yan is shown on a computer. |
Anhui police promised Monday to continue investigation into a teenager assault after the victim's mother posted a desperate note for help on the Internet.
Police said the suspect, a 17-year-old boy surnamed Tao, had been detained since last September in Hefei for allegedly setting fire on a girl who turned him down.
Police previously claimed they could not proceed with investigation because hospitalization of the victim had postponed forensic tests.
The case caused a public outcry after the victim's mother went online last week to call for help, describing the gruesome details of the assault and posting photos of her daughter's bandage-wrapped face.
A hospital diagnosis indicated that about 32 percent of girl's body had been burned.
Tao and the girl, surnamed Zhou, both studied in a middle school in Hefei, capital of Anhui Province. Zhou had been shunning Tao before her parents even got her on sick leave for a year and arranged for her to transfer schools to avoid the boy.
Frustrated and angry, Tao, the son of a low-level functionary couple, went to Zhou's home, poured gasoline on her face, and lit it with a lighter. Zhou's aunt heard screams and came to rescue, putting the fire out and rushing Zhou to hospital. Tao was arrested the following day.
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