On February 12, 2009, Tong, a 13-year-old first year student at Linhu Middle School in Yushan County, Jiangxi Province, had already been giving birth to a baby boy for 12 days.
It was reported that Tong's home was only separated by a several-meter-wide alley from the home of Tong Sigan who is 69 years old this year. Last year, Tong Sigan lured her into a small room in an Internet bar, closed the door, then covered her mouth with his hand and told her not to shout or he would beat her to death. After raping Tong many times, Tong Sigan said to her: "If your parents know about this, you should tell them that it was done by one of your schoolmates. Otherwise, I will beat you to death."