In recent days, the disfigurement case of a teenage girl in Hefei has continued to heat up and outsiders are highly concerned about the progress of the case. Yesterday afternoon, the Yaohai District Criminal Investigation Team held a press conference and explicitly stated that they have not received any application from the suspect Tao Rukun or his relatives for a psychiatric judicial appraisal.
During the interview, reporters learned that both parties had been exhausted for days.
Police: No application for a psychiatric evaluation of the suspect has been received
On the morning of the 27th, on a certain forum, a netizen named [-CICI] posted: [According to insider information, Tao Rukun's parents are arranging for him to undergo a psychiatric evaluation], and claimed that this was true. The poster also commented: [If Tao Rukun is successfully identified as mentally ill, he will not bear any criminal responsibility.] China Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine Network [http://www.cipas.cn/].
This comment caused a stir, and many netizens posted replies expressing their opinions and were eager to know whether this "insider information" was true?
Yesterday at around 5 PM, the First Criminal Investigation Team of the Yaohai Branch of the Hefei Municipal Public Security Bureau held a press conference and explicitly stated that so far, neither Tao Rukun himself nor his relatives have verbally or in writing requested a psychiatric evaluation. Tao Rukun's family had applied for bail citing that Tao suffers from skin disease, but this was legally rejected by the police.
In addition, regarding the rumor online that Tao's family owns six properties, the police stated that this does not fall within their scope of investigation. The police also indicated that so far, there has been no interference in the investigation. Tao Rukun's parents' status as civil servants will not affect the case, and the police will handle the case according to the law.
Zhou Family: Condemns the widespread dissemination of group photos; the police are paying attention
Since the 27th, some group photos of Zhou Yan with other boys have circulated online, causing much speculation among netizens. Yesterday, Zhou Yan's aunt expressed: [We don't have the energy to respond to each photo one by one. Currently, the police are already paying attention to this matter. Some of these claims are slanderous, infringing on the rights and privacy of minors. We believe the police will give us an explanation.]
At the same time, Zhou Yan's legal aid lawyer Li Zhiyan said that after Zhou Yan reviewed each photo, she felt very angry and sad. However, she still responded, saying that most of the photos were taken during her birthday party. Zhou Yan's aunt also expressed that she hopes that the classmates who appear in those photos can come forward to clarify the situation without affecting their studies.
Tao Family: Endless criticism and abuse, afraid to use mobile phones
Since the event was made public on the 24th, Tao Rukun's parents have been under immense pressure, and critical comments targeting them abound online.
Reporters learned that a reporter from a certain TV station, whose phone number only differs from Tao Rukun's mother Ms. Xu's phone number by the order of the last two digits, was mistakenly assumed by many careless people to be Ms. Xu's phone number. [In less than a day, over 200 wrong calls and messages were received on my phone, most of which were abusive. One can imagine that the messages sent to Ms. Xu's phone must be at least in the thousands.] The reporter said.
Yesterday, reporters tried multiple times to contact Tao Rukun's parents, but their phones remained off.
Victim: Worsening condition, longing for more rest
Yesterday afternoon, when reporters arrived at the Zhou family home, Zhou Yan had just fallen asleep. [The child talked too much, was too tired, and hasn't eaten much all day.] Zhou Yan's maternal grandmother told reporters.
[Almost non-stop talking, I answer phone calls until at least 12 o'clock at night, and my throat feels dry and uncomfortable.] Zhou Yan's aunt also mentioned that in the past two days, Zhou Yan's physical condition has not been good, and her condition has worsened. [There is a small area of ulceration on her neck, probably due to infection. It hurts badly when we massage her. Her mood isn't great either, it's noisy during the day, and at night, the scars on her body itch severely, making it hard for her to sleep.]
As the reporter was about to leave the Zhou family, Zhou Yan woke up. The reporter asked her how she felt. [My throat is swollen.] Zhou Yan said, then continuously shook her head.
[Now, we're letting her talk as little as possible and get more rest so she can recover sooner. We hope everyone can understand.] Zhou Yan's aunt expressed.
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