Frustrated China father launches pomegranate at son while helping with homework, ruptures boy’s spleen

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BEIJING: A father in China who lashed out by throwing a pomegranate during a meltdown in the middle of a home tutoring session with his son, hit the boy with the fruit, rupturing his spleen.

The man’s apparent short fuse prompted a heated discussion on mainland social media about having more patience as a parent.