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Pregnant Woman Tosses Scalding Soup on Infant for Banging on Table With Spoon

Pregnant Woman Tosses Scalding Soup on Infant for Banging on Table With Spoon
(L) A woman eating noodle soup. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images) -- (R) A baby suffering from burns. Sebastian Caceres/AFP/Getty Images
Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
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A woman tossed a bowl of scalding soup onto an 11-month-old girl for making a lot of noise at a restaurant, and was later fined and sentenced to detention by the police, according to the Dahe Daily.

The infant girl suffered burns on her back and buttocks, and is receiving treatment at local hospitals in Zhoukou City, Henan Province, China.

Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
Daniel Holl is a Sacramento, California-based reporter, specializing in China-related topics. He moved to China alone and stayed there for almost seven years, learning the language and culture. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
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