Father hangs eight-year-old for tearing divorce papers
Published May 9, 2017
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An eight - year - old girl was rescued from death after her father hanged her with a rope for destroying his divorce papers.
The little girl , in a bid to stop her parents ’ divorce , had torn the divorce papers, damaged household furniture and broke a bottle of alcohol .
The father , who claimed to have lost his temper , reacted with fury and tied her up with a rope around her neck and pulled her trousers down.
He then filmed her as she dangled helplessly from the ceiling and sent the footage to her mother .
Immediately she received the video , the girl ’ s mother alerted the police . The police acted swiftly and rescued the girl .
They took her to the hospital . The child has since had a check - up .
Police reports that she is receiving psychological counselling following the ordeal
Local authorities in Guangyuan City ’ s Jiange County , in south- western China Sichuan Province, have since arrested the dad .
The mum is expected to be given custody of the girl , while investigations continue into the dad ’ s actions , which could see him charged with child abuse and jailed for ove