Girl, 7, throws boy down a well in China in video that shocks millions


The girl is seen carrying a boy and dropping him into a well in a village in Yunnan’s Songming county. - SCREENGRAB FROM JAMES HANNINGTON/YOUTUBE

BEIJING (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A seven-year-old Chinese girl’s actions have brought fresh scrutiny on the effect that violent images on TV have on children after she was caught on camera throwing a little boy down a well.

In a video captured by surveillance cameras making its rounds on social media, the girl is seen carrying a boy who is smaller in stature than she is and dropping him into a well in a village in Yunnan’s Songming county.

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