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Seven-Year-Old Dies After Being Thrown 27 Times By Judo Instructor
Max Sherry
| Last updated
3:29, 05 July 2021 BST
A young boy has died in Taiwan after being thrown to the mat 27 times by his coach during a judo class.
It s understood the child, known only by his surname Huang, pleaded with the instructor to stop the demonstration as he vomited during the class.
His instructor, Ho, repeatedly told him to get to his feet and go again.
The boy became unresponsive and was rushed to hospital where he was placed in a medically-induced coma.
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When the boy was taken to Feng Yuan Hospital, doctors said his injuries were similar to those sustained in a road accident. He was suffering from severe intracranial haemorrhages and physicians performed an emergency craniotomy.
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