Share to: Comments welcome, I want to comment. During the trial of the case, as the first defendant, Qi Hui Art Kindergarten believed that the establishment of the kindergarten was in line with relevant policy regulations, and it had employed qualified staff. The death of An An was purely accidental, and after the incident occurred, they had taken active rescue measures, therefore they did not have legal responsibility for the death of An An.
After the trial by Chengguan District Court, it was considered that during the time An An was at Qi Hui Art Kindergarten, the kindergarten had the obligation to supervise him. Therefore, it was responsible for the consequence of An An's death due to choking while eating, and should provide compensation. Qi Hui Art Kindergarten is an independent institution that operates on a self-financing basis, so the other three defendants do not bear the responsibility for compensation. The court ruled that Qi Hui Art Kindergarten should compensate An An's parents with 308,000 yuan for death compensation and mental distress relief.
On the morning of June 14, 2011, An An was sent to Qi Hui Art Kindergarten at Liujiatan as usual by his family. The breakfast provided by the kindergarten was millet porridge and steamed bun. At the time, a teacher was sitting next to An An supervising the children eating. Suddenly, An An made a series of "wu wu" sounds and had difficulty breathing. The teacher realized that An An might have been choked by the steamed bun, and immediately patted his back. Seeing that the emergency rescue measures were ineffective, the teacher immediately arranged a vehicle to send An An to a nearby hospital. Around 10 o'clock, the doctor announced that An An had stopped breathing, and the cause of death was asphyxiation. Afterwards, the parents and the kindergarten failed to reach an agreement on the follow-up matters regarding the child. On October 17 of the same year, An An's parents sued the kindergarten, Liujiatan Village Committee, Yanbei Subdistrict Office of Chengguan District, and Chengguan District Education Bureau, demanding that the four defendants jointly compensate 440,000 yuan for death compensation and mental distress relief.
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Defendant Qi Hui Art Kindergarten appealed against the first-instance judgment to the Lanzhou Intermediate People's Court.
Gansu Daily Web - Lanzhou Morning Post (Reporter Chen Xia) In the morning of June 14, 2011, 3-year-old An An (a pseudonym) died from choking on a steamed bun while eating breakfast at the kindergarten. Afterwards, An An's parents sued Qi Hui Art Kindergarten, Liujiatan Village Committee, Yanbei Subdistrict Office of Chengguan District, and Chengguan District Education Bureau. Recently, Chengguan District Court made a first-instance judgment ordering Qi Hui Art Kindergarten to compensate 300,000 yuan, and the other three defendants would not bear compensation responsibility. On February 21, Qi Hui Art Kindergarten appealed against the first-instance judgment to the Lanzhou Intermediate People's Court.