[Anhui 17-Year-Old Girl Disfigured] Follow-up
Burn and plastic surgery experts said, [due to Zhou Yan's injuries concentrated on her neck, hands, and chest, there is a very high possibility of scar proliferation. If timely professional and effective anti-scar treatment is not taken, it will affect normal body functions.] Because the severity of Zhou Yan's burns was extremely serious, her face was unrecognizable, and she had almost completely lost hope in life. According to Zhou Yan's mother, Zhou Yan had attempted suicide by biting her tongue multiple times, indicating severe psychological trauma. If she continues without professional psychological treatment, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Pictures of Zhou Yan before and after disfigurement [http://www.cipas.cn/news_photo.aspx?newsid=2386]
Not long after the Hefei Public Security Bureau released authoritative information about the case of female student Zhou being intentionally harmed yesterday, a series of photos circulated online showing the disfigured girl Zhou Yan taking group photos with several male classmates. The poster asked [who can tell me which one is the murderer who poured oil and set fire]. Zhou Yan's attorney, Li Zhiyan, told the Morning Post yesterday that the group photo indeed included a picture of Tao Rukun and the victim together. After verification with the victim, it was revealed that this photo was taken by Tao Rukun's family when they went to Tao's house for tutoring.
The Beginning and End of the Case of the Disfigured Teenager in Hefei [http://www.cipas.cn/news/2012/2/26-2379.html]
Some Group Photos of Zhou Yan
[Group Photo Taken on Her Birthday]
Since the exposure of the disfigurement case involving the 17-year-old girl from Hefei, controversies have continued. From the earliest claim by Zhou Yan's mother that the culprit Tao Rukun injured her daughter due to unreciprocated love, to Tao Rukun's father stating that the two were in an early romance relationship, he also mentioned in media interviews that the two had been dating for three years. During their relationship, Zhou Yan often ate at Tao's house, sang karaoke together, and went out to play, [his classmates can testify to this. I currently have a written material proving that they were in a romantic relationship. However, because they are students, I cannot disclose it now.]
In response to Tao's father's statements, Zhou Yan's mother and family expressed anger. However, a post on Douban featuring 10 photos the day before yesterday raised doubts about the incident. In these 10 photos, there were many group photos of Zhou Yan with different boys, including a seemingly bed photo with a boy who was bare-chested; a photo with a boy holding a cigar, and another photo where Zhou Yan's hair was wet while posing with a boy. Since the photos involved different boys, the poster asked: Who exactly is the murderer Tao Rukun?
The Morning Post reporter found that in this set of photos, most of the photos of Zhou Yan with several boys were quite intimate, mostly with the boys' hands on Zhou Yan's shoulders or head-to-head poses. Attorney Li Zhiyan told the Morning Post yesterday that they were also surprised by this set of photos and specifically let Zhou Yan identify them to understand the circumstances under which these photos were taken.
[After our verification, some of the photos were taken on Zhou Yan's birthday when she took group photos with male classmates, and these photos were in the QQ space of one of the boys.] Attorney Li stated that regarding the seemingly bed photo, according to Zhou Yan, it was a classmate using a bedsheet as a background in the dormitory. [Now, we have contacted this boy, and his sister has apologized for this matter.]
Attorney Li told the Morning Post that among these photos, there was indeed a group photo of Zhou Yan and Tao Rukun, which was the one where Zhou Yan's hair was wet. At that time, they also felt strange and asked Zhou Yan to explain. Zhou Yan said that this photo was taken when she first met Tao Rukun. That day, Tao Rukun's father invited her to their home to tutor Tao Rukun in Chinese. Before going to Tao's house, Zhou Yan went to the hair salon downstairs to trim her hair. After washing her hair and cutting it, she then went to Tao's house, where her hair was still wet. Upon arriving at Tao's house, at Tao Rukun's request, this photo was taken.
As for why such intimate photos were taken, Zhou Yan said that taking such close photos among classmates was normal. She once saw Tao Rukun take a group photo with a girl wearing pajamas. Among classmates, taking photos while hugging necks or heads leaning together was common. At the time of taking the photo, everyone was classmates and did not consider the impact or consequences of such photos.
Plastic Surgery Institution Offers Free Assistance
According to Attorney Li, the victim underwent her first injury appraisal at the Hefei Public Security Bureau on February 24th. The police indicated that the appraisal was only based on Zhou Yan's current condition, and the results would be available in about a week.
[At the time, the police’s explanation was not very clear. Apart from those appraisals they believed could not currently be conducted, other appraisals could be done, and a preliminary appraisal report would be issued. Other parts would be left for the next round as a supplementary appraisal.] Attorney Li informed the Morning Post that it was not until February 27th that the police clearly stated that further injury appraisals could only be conducted after the victim underwent neck function-restorative surgery.
Experts say Zhou Yan's recovery of appearance will be difficult [http://www.cipas.cn/news/2012/2/29-2396.html]
Currently, Zhou's family has received assistance information from multiple plastic surgery medical institutions in Shanghai, Beijing, Dalian, Nanjing, etc. On February 27th, the president of a Nanjing plastic surgery hospital led burn plastic surgery repair experts to conduct a consultation at the disfigured teenager's home in Hefei and delivered a donation. Based on the examination and diagnosis conducted by the experts from the perspective of burn treatment, health care, and plastic surgery repair, they found that due to economic reasons, Zhou Yan had been recuperating at home for nearly two months. Due to the inability to continue receiving professional burn treatment, some of Zhou Yan's wounds had not yet healed. Additionally, due to the conditions at home, Zhou Yan could not receive professional standard disinfection and anti-infection treatment, so there was still a risk of infection in her wounds.
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