In the eyes of the elderly couple, although He Hua was a little introverted, she didn't seem like an impulsive or heartless person. Upon seeing what happened right before their eyes, both he and his son were stunned. They immediately shook Yunyun, but there was no response, though her body still had some warmth. He quickly picked up the child and ran to the town hospital. In the end, the doctor told him that the child had already died.
3 Neighbors and Family: No One Witnessed the Incident
Regarding this matter, the elderly couple felt a bit angry, but also found it strange. The father said that they have two daughters, He Hua being the younger one. She has been very introverted since childhood, not talkative, dropped out of school after finishing second grade in primary school, and at the age of 19, she married into Shaanxi through an introduction, having one child. Later, due to the husband's mistreatment of He Hua, she divorced and returned to Sichuan. Losing his granddaughter, the grandfather was deeply saddened.
Photo of Yunyun before her death
Reporters from Huaxi Metropolis Daily: Wang Wei, Intern Reporter Zhang Jiande, Photography
How could Yunyun suddenly be bound and die at home? Jin Shunming and his son carried their granddaughter back home and saw He Hua still watching TV. "Was the child tied up by you?" Jin Shunming thought that there was no one else at home at the time, nor had any strangers come over. Before leaving for work in the morning, he had fed his granddaughter a steamed bun, and she was fine then. Therefore, the person who tied up his granddaughter was most likely He Hua.
●The girl's grandfather suspected that because Yunyun was disobedient, her mother tied her up with a rope and covered her with a quilt to prevent her from making noise, resulting in the child being suffocated to death.
●In response to family inquiries, Yunyun's mother remained silent, but later admitted to tying up the child and covering her with a quilt.
Currently, the local police station in Dujiangyan is investigating the matter.
Subsequently, I learned from Jin Shunming's elder daughter, Jin Lin, that He Hua was usually a quiet person, not greeting others when she met them, and seemed very introverted. Once, she saw her younger brother Jin Qiang arguing with He Hua, and He Hua impulsively scratched her brother's face. She also heard that the couple often argued.
2 Grandfather: Daughter-in-law Admitted to Tying Up the Child and Covering Her with a Quilt
Yesterday afternoon, Yunyun's grandfather, Jin Shunming, recounted the incident. At around 8 am, he went to Daguan Town for errands and returned home at around 11 am to cook lunch. At that time, his daughter-in-law He Hua and granddaughter were in the bedroom, his son Jin Qiang was working outside, and he was busy cooking in the kitchen. Unexpectedly, there was a power outage, so he decided to go to town to buy food.
I noticed that this neighborhood was newly built as resettlement housing after the earthquake. Jin Shunming's family lived on the first floor, and next to the iron railing was a long grass rope left by Jin Qiang to tie up his wife.
Facing the family's questioning, He Hua remained silent. In anger, Jin Qiang tied He Hua to the neighbor's iron railing and loudly asked her what had happened, but she still remained silent. "Later, she admitted that she tied up Yunyun and covered her with a quilt." Jin Shunming said that his daughter-in-law admitted it later but never explained why she tied up her own daughter.
Yunyun's family suspects that her biological mother, He Hua, tied her up and covered her with a quilt, which resulted in her being suffocated to death, and pointed out that He Hua admitted to the act herself.
She was introverted but not a cruel person
Yesterday, I attempted to learn more from the Qingcheng Outer Mountain Police Station, but they stated that the case was under investigation and it was inconvenient to disclose details.
Jin Shunming still remembers the situation at the time. There were two quilts on the bed, tightly covering something. When he lifted the quilts, he saw Yunyun lying on the bed, tied up from head to toe with ropes. One of her feet was bent in a struggling position, her whole body had turned black, and there were bruises near her forehead.
At around 12 pm, when he returned home, he saw He Hua watching TV, and soon after, Jin Qiang also came back. "He couldn't find his granddaughter anywhere and realized something had happened," Jin Shunming said. Jin Qiang called out for his daughter everywhere, but no one answered. When he questioned He Hua, she didn't respond either. Finally, they found Yunyun on the bed in the bedroom.
Yesterday, I met He Hua's parents in Shuangle Village, Daguan Town. Both are over 70 years old.
Ms. Wang, who lives nearby, said that during the incident, they didn't hear any sounds, and no one witnessed the event. It was only later that they learned about it from others. Jin Shunming also said that no one saw Yunyun being smothered to death.
In 2007, He Hua married Jin Qiang.
Subsequently, the local police officers arrived at the scene and took He Hua away for investigation.
Jin Shunming suspected that He Hua tied up Yunyun because she was disobedient. Worried that the child would make noise, He Hua covered her with a quilt, resulting in the child being suffocated to death.
1 Lifting the Quilt Revealed the Bound Granddaughter Lying on the Bed
At around 12 pm yesterday, in the Xinhe New Residential Area of Daguan Town, Dujiangyan, 2-year-old girl Yunyun was found dead on her bed, her whole body tied up with ropes and completely covered with a quilt.