On September 17, 2011, Zhou Yan, a 16-year-old girl from Hefei, was disfigured when her male classmate Tao Rukun doused her with oil and set her on fire. Since the incident was made public on February 24, everyone has been deeply concerned about Zhou Yan's injuries and medical condition. On the evening of March 1, the Hefei police informed reporters that the results of Zhou Yan's injury appraisal had been released, concluding that her injuries constituted serious harm.
Zhou Yan's current condition is somewhat unstable.
Police release results of injury appraisal
On February 24, when the Zhou family made the disfigurement incident public, the Hefei police conducted an injury appraisal for the disfigured teenager Zhou Yan that afternoon. One week later, on the evening of March 1, the reporter learned from the Zhou family that the Hefei police had announced the forensic science appraisal conclusion regarding Zhou Yan's injuries that afternoon. The appraisal result showed that Zhou Yan's injuries constituted serious harm. That evening, the Hefei Public Security Bureau also announced the results of Zhou Yan's injury appraisal through its official Weibo account [Hefei Police].
The Hefei police wrote on their Weibo: [In the case of female student Zhou being intentionally harmed by Tao, the forensic doctor has already appraised the disfigurement injuries to Zhou's face, neck, and ears. The appraisal concludes that Zhou's injuries constitute serious harm. Due to Zhou's neck and hands still being in the rehabilitation period, it is temporarily inappropriate to conduct an injury degree appraisal; further supplementary appraisal will be conducted once her condition stabilizes. Currently, the Yaohai Branch of the Hefei Municipal Public Security Bureau has transferred this case to the procuratorial organs for review and prosecution.]
Thus, the concerns of the Zhou family several days ago about the delay in conducting the injury appraisal no longer exist. [The forensic doctor also considered that although some burn areas cannot be appraised at the moment, batch appraisals can be chosen so as to enter the judicial process as soon as possible. Today's appraisal results are the first batch.] Zhou Yan's mother told the reporter.
Lawyer may propose new charges after reviewing the file
Last night, the reporter immediately contacted Zhou Yan's aid lawyer Li Zhiyan. [Everyone can see that Zhou Yan's injuries are indeed very severe and should constitute serious harm. Regarding the current appraisal results, we have no objections.] Lawyer Li said that after learning the results, the Zhou family remained relatively calm. It could be said that the appraisal results were within expectations.
[After the injury appraisal results are out, what will the Zhou family do in the upcoming legal procedures?] the reporter asked.
[It can only be said that this is merely an injury appraisal. Next, we are most concerned about the criminal determination. The case has already been transferred to the Baohe District Procuratorate. Tomorrow, I am going to the procuratorate to apply for reviewing the case file, and then based on the review results, submit written materials. Perhaps we will raise objections to the current charge determination.] Lawyer Li told the reporter that she has always held reservations about the charge of intentional harm against Tao Rukun. From the consequences caused, it already constitutes intentional homicide.
The reporter also learned that according to Article 234 of the Criminal Law, those who intentionally injure another person’s body shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, or public surveillance. For those committing the above crime causing serious injuries, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years; if causing death or seriously disabling someone through particularly cruel means, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years, life imprisonment, or death penalty. According to Article 17 of the Criminal Law, anyone who commits a crime at the age of sixteen or older shall bear criminal responsibility.
Disfigured girl travels to Beijing for treatment today
Since February 28, the reporter has learned that Zhou Yan's condition has shown signs of deterioration, and her emotions have also become unstable. [Zhou Yan's current condition is very poor, and it seems even worse today. The left eye and neck wounds have worsened, and there are signs of pus formation. Because there have been too many visitors these past few days, the home environment is no longer suitable for Zhou Yan's recovery. The doctor also said that infection cannot be ruled out. Therefore, the Zhou family plans to send Zhou Yan to a hospital in Beijing for treatment and rehabilitation tomorrow.] Lawyer Li told the reporter. This hospital in Beijing was contacted by Jiangsu TV's "Dream Come True" program, and the decision to choose it also respects Zhou Yan's opinion. [Zhou Yan has always liked watching this program on Jiangsu TV, so her first reaction was to lean towards going to Beijing. The family also hopes that Zhou Yan's dream of recovery comes true sooner.]
[Tomorrow, I need to specifically communicate with Jiangsu TV and the hospital in Beijing, carefully discussing details so that Zhou Yan can go there with peace of mind.] Lawyer Li told the reporter.
Received donations of over 830,000 yuan in 5 days
After the news of Zhou Yan's disfigurement was made public, the reporter learned during interviews that Zhou Yan's follow-up treatment would still require a large sum of money, which is currently the biggest difficulty for the Zhou family. To genuinely help Zhou Yan recover as soon as possible, since our newspaper first reported on the 25th, on the 26th, we initiated the Weibo fundraising activity "[Return Zhou Yan Her Youth]." Under the call of our newspaper, many caring netizens extended a helping hand to Zhou Yan, and many caring individuals from all over the country came to visit little Zhou.
At 14:08 on March 1, Zhou Yan's mother publicly announced through her real-name certified Weibo account [Li Cong] that, according to statistics, from the 25th to the 29th, the Zhou family received a total of 831,870.16 yuan in donations from caring individuals in society.
[Li Cong] wrote on Weibo: [These days, we have received donations from caring people from all walks of life. Now we publicly announce the total amount of donations received. As of 13:42 on February 29, 2012, the Industrial and Commercial Bank account received 132,215.55 yuan, the Agricultural Bank account received 261,399.36 yuan, the Construction Bank account received 205,202.32 yuan, and the Bank of Communications account received 17,566.91 yuan, totaling 616,384.14 yuan. A total of 210,300 yuan was received from door-to-door donations. The Tenpay account received 3,315.96 yuan, and the Alipay account received 1,870.06 yuan.]
Li Cong also expressed gratitude to all caring individuals who have shown concern and helped little Zhou through her Weibo account.
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