After the judgment was issued, Chen Mo entrusted an agent to file a separate lawsuit against Zhang Jirong for personal injury and the price of breast augmentation in Beijing. According to CCTV reports, the case of Chen Mo suing Shenzhen Phoenix Hospital and Zhang Jirong for personal injury has now entered the first trial stage.
In July 2010, media reports triggered public attention on the "sewn anus" incident in Shenzhen. After the event, midwife Zhang Jirong sued Chen Mo and his wife as well as two Shenzhen media outlets for defamation of character. Chen Mo and his wife lost the first trial.
Midwife Zhang Jirong stated that she performed hemorrhoid treatment because she found postpartum hemorrhoidal prolapse and bleeding. "There was active bleeding, and pressing it didn't seem to work," Zhang Jirong said in an interview with CCTV, claiming that sewing the anus did not exist. However, Zhuo Xiaoqin, the entrusted agent of Chen Mo, claimed that even if there was active bleeding, there was no danger. Wang Shaowei, a professor at Beijing Hospital under the National Health Commission, stated that over 80% of women who give birth vaginally do not have bowel movements for the first three days, which is very abnormal. On the other hand, Wang Dong, one of the earliest anal experts to see the wound, stated that if there was active bleeding, suturing to stop the bleeding would be necessary.
The husband of the mother involved in the "sewn anus" incident in Shenzhen filed a lawsuit against the midwife for personal injury.
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Video: Pregnant woman suspected of not giving a red envelope suffers from sewn anus; first trial results in a loss.
Investigation determined that the midwife did not sew the anus.
On July 23, 2010, 39-year-old Chen Mo and his 25-year-old wife welcomed the birth of their son at Shenzhen Phoenix Hospital. Afterward, when his wife experienced unbearable pain, Chen Mo sought help from the hospital and was told it was an acute flare-up of hemorrhoids. For two days after childbirth, his wife had not passed stool. Chen Mo guessed that the reason for not passing stool might be due to the anus being stitched. On July 26, Chen Mo shared his suspicion with television media.
Chen Mo: Zhang Jirong asked for a bribe four times.
Differences appeared in Chen Mo's previous statements, and the only witness, his wife, refused interviews with the media. The only thing certain from the incident until now is that the 100 yuan returned to Chen Mo.
While the Shenzhen Phoenix Hospital where the "sewn anus" incident occurred closed down in the summer of 2011 due to urban planning, both parties involved in the incident still hold opposing views.
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Afterward, Wang Dong used the term "sutured" during a press conference. Chen Mo believed that because the midwife used the suture method, his wife endured unprecedented suffering. Wang Dong stated, "Acute flare-up of hemorrhoids was not caused by stitching but by childbirth, and it has no definite connection with hemostasis."
The lives of both parties have been changed by the legal proceedings.
Chen Mo: Midwife used a suture method.
According to the husband of the mother, Chen Mo, recalled to the media, the midwife Zhang Jirong came to their ward four times before his wife entered the delivery room, aiming to ask for a bribe. He gave her 100 yuan as a bribe deposit.
Zhang Jirong denied asking for or accepting bribes, stating that she went to the ward multiple times out of concern that the baby might be born there. Regarding the 100 yuan cash, "You can't refuse, it's just symbolic," Zhang Jirong never admitted receiving the 100 yuan bribe, describing how she quickly returned it. She placed the bribe back on the bedside table in the patient's room the morning after the child was born without informing Chen Mo. After July 26, Chen Mo did not let her into the ward again, so there was no incident of returning money after the "sewn anus" report on July 28. Regarding the return of the bribe by Zhang Jirong, Chen Mo believed she was lying. "The dean took out 100 yuan and put it in the drawer in front of me."
Zhang Jirong: No solicitation or acceptance of bribes.
Our newspaper's manuscript, pictures according to CCTV reports.
The "sewn anus" incident from one and a half years ago remains unresolved, and the unexpected event itself has completely altered the lives of both parties. The husband of the mother, Chen Mo, said that before the incident, they lived in a high-end apartment in Shenzhen, but now, due to taking care of his family and dealing with lawsuits, he lost his business and job, moved multiple times, and currently rents a place in the urban-rural fringe area of Shenzhen, with only some basic daily necessities at home.
After the incident, the Shenzhen Health and Family Planning Commission dispatched authoritative experts in proctology and obstetrics and gynecology to examine the mother's body. In the signed conclusions of these four experts, it was pointed out that there was no evidence of the anus being sewn, and the midwife performed ligation of the bleeding point as a hemostatic measure. In response, Chen Mo expressed disagreement. Chen Mo emphasized that his wife had no history of hemorrhoids before, and she did not pass stool for three days after childbirth.
On July 31, 2010, Chen Mo reported the incident to the Huangbei Police Station in Luohu District. In August 2010, under the guidance of a forensic doctor, Chen Mo's wife underwent suture removal and hemorrhoid reduction at the Luohu Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. According to Chen Mo, his wife has not experienced any more pain in the anal area since then. However, a month after the incident, midwife Zhang Jirong sued Chen Mo and his wife, as well as two Shenzhen media outlets, for defamation of character. During the first trial, Zhang Jirong's representative lawyer withdrew charges against the media.
In the first-instance verdict of the defamation case, Chen Mo was ordered to publicly apologize and compensate the defendant with 30,000 yuan for mental distress. After the judgment was issued, media reports generally favored Chen Mo. Through someone's introduction, Chen Mo found medical legal expert Zhuo Xiaoqin to act as his entrusted agent. After taking over the case, Zhuo Xiaoqin filed a separate lawsuit against Zhang Jirong for personal injury.
Shenzhen "sewn anus" incident continues: Midwife receives three innocent conclusions.
Midwife sues the other party for defamation.
Zhang Jirong: Sewing the anus does not exist.
On July 28, the Shenzhen Health and Family Planning Commission intervened in the investigation. They visited Phoenix Hospital, interviewed Zhang Jirong and Chen Mo, and reviewed the medical records of the mother at Phoenix Hospital and Shenzhen People's Hospital. On July 29, the Shenzhen Health and Family Planning Commission released the results of their investigation regarding the red envelope, sewing the anus, and the professional qualifications of the midwife: the investigation report confirmed that midwife Zhang Jirong accepted a 100-yuan red envelope from the patient but did not confirm that Zhang Jirong solicited the red envelope. The investigation concluded that Zhang Jirong performed treatment for hemorrhoid bleeding rather than sewing the anus. However, as a midwife, Zhang Jirong's treatment of hemorrhoids exceeded the scope of practice for midwives, constituting overreach. Ultimately, Zhang Jirong received a fine as punishment.
However, during the incident, Chen Mo mentioned in a local TV interview, "I gave her the money, and she never returned it to me until last night (July 28, 2010), when she said in front of the health bureau leaders that she had returned it to me. But my wife and I never received it. Later, the dean reminded me that she had placed it in my drawer. We had never opened the drawer before, and when I pulled it open, I indeed found a red envelope."
The other party involved in the incident, Zhang Jirong, a midwife in the obstetrics department of Shenzhen Phoenix Hospital, lost her job in Shenzhen due to the "sewn anus" incident and returned to her hometown in Shaanxi. She currently lives alone in a small mining town, facing financial difficulties.