Taiwan juvenile judo class was thrown 27 times and died

According to reports, the young man only knew his nickname Wei Wei. Eight weeks after he was brain-dead and induced a coma, his parents shut down his life support system.

According to local news media in Taiwan, the boy’s coach is over 60 years old and has been charged with assault causing serious injuries and using minors to commit crimes.

The coach, whose surname is He, was released on bail earlier this month.

However, after the victim’s death, the prosecutor can change his charge to “death by injury”, British Broadcasting Corporation report.

If found guilty, he could face imprisonment ranging from at least seven years to life imprisonment.

Just eight weeks after the alleged incident was first exposed through disturbing “training” footage, the footage showed the boy being thrown onto a mat on the shoulders of an older classmate.

The boy allegedly begged for mercy in a brutal battle at a gym in Taiwan, but his coach told him to continue.

In the painful segment, one could hear the slight screaming, “My leg”, “My head” and “I don’t want it!”, but despite his protest, the instructor ordered him to stand up and coldly ordered the big boy to continue. Throw him.

When the injured 7-year-old was struggling to stand up, the coach picked him up and threw him several times.

The child then vomited-but the sick judo class did not stop.

His family said he was thrown more than 27 times in the incident.

Weiwei finally fainted after a merciless attack and was rushed to the hospital, where the doctor found that he suffered from severe cerebral hemorrhage.

According to Taiwanese reports, after pleading with his parents to let him try martial arts in April, he only started taking judo classes two weeks before the incident.

“I still remember the morning I took him to school,” his mother told the BBC.

“He turned around and said,’Goodbye Mom.’ In the evening, he became like this.”

At 21:00 on Tuesday, Fengyuan Hospital announced that his blood pressure and heart rate levels were dropping.

After the doctor talked with his family, they agreed to withdraw life support.

Mr. He initially denied any wrongdoing, but was later discovered to be an unlicensed coach who lied about his qualifications.

It prompted calls for tougher action against coaches and compensation to the boy’s parents.

Coach “out of control”

Mr. He was initially released by the district prosecutor after being questioned. The latter accepted his explanation that the incident was only part of the “normal training”.

But after Weiwei’s family held a press conference, this decision was overturned.

The court subsequently announced that there was evidence that the coach may have committed a serious crime.

After emphasizing the risk of collusion with witnesses, He was detained and placed in solitary confinement—except for his lawyers, no personal contact with anyone was allowed.

Weiwei’s family vowed to “seek justice” because his parents are still by his bed, and they have slim hopes for his son’s survival.

“When I visit him in the hospital, I will talk to him,” said Wei Wei’s father, Mr. Huang. “I want Weiwei to hear that we are waiting for him to wake up.”

What is shocking is that many adults in the Judo Hall witnessed the incident, including the boy’s uncle, who accompanied his nephew to class every time.

According to reports, his uncle filmed this video to show Weiwei’s mother that this sport might not be suitable for him.

The coach allegedly told his uncle that Wei Wei was pretending to be in a coma, and then told his father that the young man deliberately fell heavily on the mat.

According to reports, Weiwei’s mother later told reporters that his uncle felt “very scary” about what happened.

This case has raised concerns about the harshness and force used by Taiwan’s authority figures on children.

This article originally appeared in sun And reprinted with permission