A mentally disabled Chinese man has spent almost his entire life locked inside a wooden cage because his family cannot afford to look after him.
Tragic Wei Yun, 23, who lives in Gongchuan village, in southern China's Guangxi Province is unable to walk or talk and can only crawl.
As a young child he was allowed to crawl around the home but at the age of two he knocked over a pot of boiling water and almost died.
From then on his parents began to lock him in a wooden cage for his own safety.
Wei's father works away from home and rarely has the time to visit, meaning there is no one to watch over Wei while his stepmother Nong is out working during the day.
Plight: Wei's father works away from home and rarely has
the time to visit, meaning there is no one to watch over him while his
stepmother Nong is out
Heartbreaking: When he was young Wei Yun's family let him
crawl around their home but when he was two he knocked over a boiling pot of
water and almost died
Plight: Many of China's mentally ill people are kept in
the most appalling fashion especially in rural areas where poverty is rife and
there are no state facilties to care for them
Because of this she is forced to lock him away in the small cage all day while she is out.
A neighbour commented: 'It's a hard choice for her as she on one hand has to take care of Wei Yun but on the other she has to do field work and other odd jobs to support the family'.
Many of China's mentally ill people are forced to live in the most appalling fashion especially in rural areas where poverty is rife and there are no state facilities to care for them.
Wei Yun's plight echoes that of 40-year-old Tang Zuhua, whose 76-year-old mother has kept him locked in a ruined barn in Chongqing, southern China for 23 years.
Spartan: Wei Yun's cage sits in the corner of a small room
in Southern China's Guangxi Province
Hardship: Wei is unable to stand, walk or talk and can
only crawl
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This is family brutality against their own son.may the Lord God who created him and love him the way he is forgives his unloving,uncompassionate parents for being too hard for 23 years.They have made him lost golden chance is discovering his potential.i pray the Lord God who made his light to come out as this time will help through a good samaritan to have a meaningful life while he still alive to be productive to the society.It is never too late for him.L.A.O
ReplyDeleteIts so sad that some people can be so cruel. The fact that the boy is mentally retarded doesnt mean he is not human. Keeping him locked up for such a long period of time is disheartening. Although poverty and the absence of no one to look after him played a significant contribution to his plight nonetheless, he deserved equal treatment as any other human. I believe its not impossible for GOD to intervene in his situation and make him a betterperson.
ReplyDeleteIts so sad that some people can be so cruel. The fact that the boy is mentally retarded doesnt mean he is not human. Keeping him locked up for such a long period of time is disheartening. Although poverty and the absence of no one to look after him played a significant contribution to his plight nonetheless, he deserved equal treatment as any other human. I believe its not impossible for GOD to intervene in his situation and make him a betterperson.
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