On Tuesday, doctors and his family decided to take him off life support
July 1, 2021 03:12 BST
A 7-year-old boy, who was in a coma after suffering a severe brain haemorrhaging during his judo class in Taiwan, has died.
According to local media reports, the child s parents decided to remove him from life support after 70 days of the incident.
In April, the Taiwanese boy was slammed to the floor 27 times by his judo coach, a 68-year-old man surnamed Ho. The coach has been charged with physical assault resulting in serious injury and using a minor to commit a crime, according to local news site the Taipei Times. Earlier this month, Ho was released on a $3,583 bail amount.
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Boy in Coma After Being Slammed to the Floor 27 Times in Judo Class
On 5/7/21 at 11:45 AM EDT
A seven-year-old Taiwanese boy is in a coma following a violent judo class in which he was thrown 27 times. The boy, nicknamed Wei Wei, was repeatedly slammed to the ground by his coach and an older student, on April 21, as reported by the BBC.
In April, Wei Wei told his family that he wanted to begin judo lessons. But two weeks later, after just his second judo lesson, he ended up in a coma. He is currently in intensive care on life support and is likely to remain in a vegetative state even if he survives.
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Taichung, April 25 (CNA) A judo coach in Taichung was detained and held incommunicado late Saturday on the charge of negligence causing severe injury after one of his students a 7-year-old boy fell into a deep coma and was put on life support after being slammed to the floor more than 20 times during a judo class earlier in the week.