Chinese police suspect aunt of gouging out boy's eyes


  • World
  • Wednesday, 04 Sep 2013

A six-year-old boy, whose eyes were gouged out, lies on a hospital bed in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, August 27, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police suspect a six-year-old boy's aunt of gouging out his eyes, Xinhua state news agency said on Wednesday, the latest twist in the investigation of a crime that shocked the country.

DNA tests found the boy's blood on the aunt's clothes, Xinhua reported, citing a statement from police in Linfen in rural Shanxi province.

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