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Woman's arm was broken six months before, court told
By Xu Fang |
January 10, 2009, Saturday
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A COURT has rejected a lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed police had broken her arm but had, in fact, suffered the injury months earlier.
The woman, identified as Zou, was ordered to pay 850 yuan (US$124) of costs by Songjiang District People's Court yesterday.
Zou, a 40-year-old local, rented a shop in Songjiang District three years ago and shared warehouse space with the real estate agency next door. On November 6, 2006, the agency was preparing to move away but Zou wouldn't allow them to leave unless she was paid rent.
The agency boss refused and Zou blocked access to the warehouse.
The agency called the police but Zhou wouldn't give up, eventually lying on the ground in front of the warehouse gate to prevent a truck from leaving, the court heard.
A crowd gathered and nearby traffic came to a standstill. Police eventually had to remove her.
Zou claimed her left arm was hurt in the process. An X-ray showed her left arm was broken. Zou said police had treated her roughly and caused the fracture and over the next two years made several trips to the police station demanding compensation.
Eventually she filed a lawsuit last September, seeking 200,000 yuan in compensation.
At the hearing the unidentified police station said medical reports had shown the fracture to be an old injury that had nothing to do with them.
They had investigated and found Zhou had fallen from her bicycle and broken her arm six months earlier.
The woman, identified as Zou, was ordered to pay 850 yuan (US$124) of costs by Songjiang District People's Court yesterday.
Zou, a 40-year-old local, rented a shop in Songjiang District three years ago and shared warehouse space with the real estate agency next door. On November 6, 2006, the agency was preparing to move away but Zou wouldn't allow them to leave unless she was paid rent.
The agency boss refused and Zou blocked access to the warehouse.
The agency called the police but Zhou wouldn't give up, eventually lying on the ground in front of the warehouse gate to prevent a truck from leaving, the court heard.
A crowd gathered and nearby traffic came to a standstill. Police eventually had to remove her.
Zou claimed her left arm was hurt in the process. An X-ray showed her left arm was broken. Zou said police had treated her roughly and caused the fracture and over the next two years made several trips to the police station demanding compensation.
Eventually she filed a lawsuit last September, seeking 200,000 yuan in compensation.
At the hearing the unidentified police station said medical reports had shown the fracture to be an old injury that had nothing to do with them.
They had investigated and found Zhou had fallen from her bicycle and broken her arm six months earlier.
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