Doctors found Xiao Jun’s hand to be of no use, and the boy will require an artificial arm. His stepdad, who reportedly confessed to cops, now faces a lengthy prison term.
A Chinese man hacked off his stepson’s hand with a meat cleaver Tuesday before spitefully throwing it in boiling water so that it could never be reattached, police said.
Cheng Sun, 43, allegedly beat 10-year-old Xiao Jun with a stick after a row about money before grabbing the hatchet and smashing it down on his limb.
He then lobbed the bloody lump of flesh into a pot of water that had been left on the stove for their evening meal.
The Daily Mirror reports that Cheng had met Xiao’s mom, Xiao Shen, a year ago.
The couple, who lived in a rented apartment in Shenyang with the boy, were looking to buy a flat together.
The mother went to visit relatives to try borrowing some cash when she called Cheng to say there would be a delay with the money coming through.
The crane driver allegedly launched into a furious rage and attacked the boy. Afterward, he reportedly called cops to confess the crime.
He then took Xiao to the hospital, but doctors said it was too swelled-up to be of use and that the boy required an artificial arm. Cheng was arrested and now faces a lengthy prison term.
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