Shocking accident with toddler in China

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China hails woman who rescued bleeding toddler left for dead
By the CNN Wire Staff
October 19, 2011 -- Updated 0903 GMT (1703 HKT)



Beijing (CNN) -- Money rewards are coming in for a woman who rescued a bleeding toddler left for dead last week by multiple passersby in southern China.
Two hit-and-run drivers rammed into Wang Yue, 2, one after another, as she walked on a narrrow street in Foshan. More than a dozen people walked, cycled or drove past as she lay bleeding in a busy market, sparking a global outcry on the state of morality in a fast-changing society. Wang is in critical condition, her brain showing little activity despite earlier subtle movements in the lower body, said her mother, Qu Feifei.

But despite the many villains in the story, it has also turned the spotlight on an unlikely hero: A 58-year-old scavenger. In the video that has sparked outrage globally, Chen Xianmei moves the baby to safety, becoming an instant symbol of understated decency in a nation analysts say is obsessed with climbing the economic ladder.
"I didn't think of anything at the time," Chen said Sunday. "I just wanted to save the girl."
Two government offices in Guangdong province, where the hit-and-run occurred, offered the Good Samaritan a total of 20,000 yuan (US $3,135), according to state-run Xinhua news agency. Wang's mother has said she does not understand the behavior of the passersby, but wants to focus on the positive. "Granny Chen represents the best of human nature," she said of her daughter's rescuer. "It's the nicest and most natural side of us." On Sina Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter, the story continued to be the No. 1 topic after generating more than 4.5 million posts along with a "stop apathy" online campaign. As the outrage over morality continues, a steady procession of well-wishers pours in, offering gifts, money and support to the toddler's family.

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Toddler remains in a coma

China.org.cn, October 19, 2011


Two-year-old Wang Yue -- affectionately known as Yueyue -- lay almost lifeless in bed inside the intensive care unit, with netting around her head and a respirator covering her small face.

Two-year-old Wang Yue, affectionately known as Yueyue, remains in a coma after being hit by two vans.

According to China Daily, doctor said the toddler, who was also ignored by 18 passers-by in Foshan, Guangdong province last week, remained close to brain dead.

The hospital published her latest CT scan result yesterday, which showed life-threatening diffusive brain swelling.

"We can say she is close to brain dead, but her pain reflex is very sensitive, which is the only feature not matching brain death," said Wang Weimin with the General Hospital of the Guangzhou Military Command of the People's Liberation Army on Tuesday.

"She didn't show any improvement today," Xie Yinlong, a media coordination official said, “There are a lot of possibilities in the development of her situation and she remains in critical condition.”

Donations have poured in for Yueyue and her rescuer, the 57-year-old woman Chen Xianmei, who moved the girl to the side of the road and shouted for her parents after the accident.

A company based in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, gave 50,000 yuan ($7,850) cash to the girl's father, Wang Chichang, at the hospital on Tuesday. It pledged another 50,000 yuan and a cleaning job at the Foshan branch for Chen.

Another company in Dongguan, Guangdong province pledged 500,000 yuan to Yue Yue's family, Chen and the fund in Guangzhou for rewarding those who help others in danger.

The father said they would go to the bank to check how much they had received and decide what to do with the donations.

"I can't express my feelings. I'm only thinking of saving my child. I didn't expect so many unrelated things to happen. I would like to stress that we didn't call for donations."

Many Chinese internet users expressed fury at the failure of passers-by to help Yueyue. After the uproar, many people identified in the video have denied seeing Yueyue lying injured at their feet.

According to Shanghai Daily, The woman surnamed Lin said that she was a little frightened after seeing the blood and her five-year-old daughter walking with her was crying at the scene, which made her leave immediately. Lin said that she didn't know the girl had been hit by two vans and thought she just fell down when playing.

A male shopkeeper of a plumbing store was harassed this week after netizens saw him on the video walking out of his store to check the situation of the girl and then leaving. He said that his business on Taobao.com was greatly affected with lots of customers scolding him.

But he insisted that he didn't see the girl. "(I swear to the God) If I had seen the girl, I would die in your face," he said.

A lawyer association will be set up as part of the Guangdong Law Society, which will study the practice of refusing to help dying people and push for legislation, said Zhu Yongping, a well-known lawyer at Datong Law Firm in Guangzhou.