An eight-month-old boy miraculously survived after he was shot
in the face with a crossbow arrow just steps away from his home in
south-east China.
in the face with a crossbow arrow just steps away from his home in
south-east China.
According to Dailymail,
the arrowhead became stuck in his cheek after his horrified grandmother
broke the arrow while trying to pull it out from the boy’s face.
the arrowhead became stuck in his cheek after his horrified grandmother
broke the arrow while trying to pull it out from the boy’s face.
The boy was saved after doctors conducted a 30-minute operation and
removed the arrowhead from the boy’s oral cavity. Jiangxi Metropolitan
Daily reported that the boy was shot in Fengcheng, Jiangxi Province, on
the evening of September 26.
removed the arrowhead from the boy’s oral cavity. Jiangxi Metropolitan
Daily reported that the boy was shot in Fengcheng, Jiangxi Province, on
the evening of September 26.
His grandmother, Li Xiantao, heard the baby crying while carrying
him. To her surprise, she noticed there was an arrow lodged in the
infant’s face and she quickly pulled it out.
him. To her surprise, she noticed there was an arrow lodged in the
infant’s face and she quickly pulled it out.
However, the action left the baby bleeding. The arrow also broke
into two parts. Doctors from The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang
University carried out a computerised tomography (CT) scan on the boy.
into two parts. Doctors from The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang
University carried out a computerised tomography (CT) scan on the boy.
They found a four-centimetre-long (1.57 inches) metal arrowhead stuck in his cheek.
‘The arrowhead entered his head in front of his right ear and got lodged near his mouth,’ said Dr Yan Junfeng.
The baby underwent a 30-minute surgical operation to have the
arrowhead removed from his mouth. He had to stay in the hospital for
seven days for further observation.
arrowhead removed from his mouth. He had to stay in the hospital for
seven days for further observation.
Recalling the incident, the baby’s grandmother suspected the arrow
was shot by one of the neighbours living in the flat above them.
was shot by one of the neighbours living in the flat above them.
‘There was a man waiting by the window upstairs and the arrow was shot from above.
‘I looked up as soon as my grandson got shot, but the man walked away,’ she said.
Liu Wenlong, the boy’s father, guessed it could be a ‘revenge attack’.
‘They had argued with either my mother or my father before. That’s it,’ Liu cried.
The incident has been reported to the local police, who are carrying out further investigation.