Couple loses son in fiery family feud
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A 4-YEAR-OLD boy, who suffered severe burns in an accidental fire after being fed gasoline by his mother amid a domestic dispute three days ago, has died.
Zhang Zhihao, of Jinhua City in east China’s Zhejiang Province, who suffered 35 percent burns, was taken off life support on Sunday afternoon. The doctors treating him determined that the boy would end up being an amputee in the absence of the sense of sight, taste, smell and hearing if he survived.
His father, Zhang Qiusheng, had only two choices — either let the boy die in peace or live in pain — and he finally opted for the former decision, Jinhua Evening News reported yesterday.
Zhang Qiusheng, 48, and his wife Shen Dan, 40, also suffered 15 percent burns in the accident. Since Shen is still not in a position to speak, local police haven’t been able to question her, City Express reported.
The couple was always feuding and Shen had threatened to kill their son and then commit suicide. After she came home from work last Thursday, she fed her son from a soft drink bottle, which contained gasoline.
In the ensuing tussle, they accidentally hit the stove and the boy caught fire. He was rushed to Jinhua Center Hospital with third-degree burns.
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