A Father In China Jumped To His Death Taking His 4-Year-Old With Him
Huang Chiu grabbed the child, ran onto the roof of the seven-storey building and leapt off after reportedly saying he was going to end the matter once and for all.
By Sadho Ram — 04 Jan 2014, 03:58 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
A Chinese father jumped to his death with his four-year-old son in apparent frustration at frequent arguments with his wife about how they should look after the boy
Huang Chiu grabbed the child, ran onto the roof of the seven-storey building and leapt off after reportedly saying he was going to end the matter once and for all.
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Paramedics tend to the bodies of a father and his four-year-old son after he leapt to his death holding the boy following a series of heated arguments with his wife about how to look after him
Image via dailymail.co.ukMedics who attended the scene confirmed that both had been killed instantly after the fall in the city of Fuzhou in Fujian province in southeast China.
The problem started because the wife Shi Yu, who is a successful career woman, was unable to properly look after the boy when he was ill because she was at work
The 29-year-old wanted her husband, who had a less high-powered job working for a logistics company, to take care of him.
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Family members grieve next to the bodies of the father and son in the Chinese city of Fuzhou
Image via dailymail.co.ukBut Huang, 33, had said that he wanted her parents to look after the child.
dailymail.co.ukThe couple consistently failed to agree over the matter, and having been arguing for weeks it finally came to a head after one particularly loud row
The man grabbed the boy, told his wife he was going to end the matter for good and had ran onto the roof when he jumped to his death carrying the four-year-old with him.
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Scene: The man grabbed the boy, told his wife he was going to end the matter for good and ran onto the roof where he jumped to his death carrying the four-year-old with him
Image via ireporterstv.coMedics tried in vain to resuscitate both, but could only confirm that they were dead at the scene.
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