Girl's death spark calls for child services oversight
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oversee">oversee</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hunan">Hunan</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hunan">Hunan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="suspicion">suspicion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="the">the</span> 3-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>.</p><p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surname">surname</span> <span word="Yi">Yi</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="family">family</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span>, <span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="Fulin">Fulin</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Yi">Yi</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="wetting">wetting</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="pants">pants</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span> 24 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zhuzhou">Zhuzhou</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Lusong">Lusong</span> <span word="district">district</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="notified">notified</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beating">beating</span>.</p><p><span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yi">Yi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="confessed">confessed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="habits">habits</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span>. <span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="child">child</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jurisdiction">jurisdiction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="departments">departments</span>. <span word="Cong">Cong</span> <span word="Zhongxiao">Zhongxiao</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Children">Children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="urgently">urgently</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oversee">oversee</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="file">file</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complaint">complaint</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essential">essential</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="longstanding">longstanding</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="private">private</span> <span word="affair">affair</span>," <span word="Cong">Cong</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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