Overview
- Doctors documented nearly 600 puncture marks on the 10-month-old and removed a broken needle tip from the neck in spine surgery.
- The child was admitted in December with fever and convulsions and was reported to have improved several days after the operation.
- Investigators say the mother, identified by the surname Dao, used needling both as a home remedy for illness and as punishment.
- A video shared by spine surgeon Dr. Sui Wenyuan on Chinese social media drew widespread condemnation and calls to protect the child.
- The Public Security Bureau, the health commission, the civil affairs department and a women's federation issued the joint confirmation and said the case remains under review.