Viral Video: Chinese surgeon punches 82-year-old patient during eye surgery, sparks outrage
Beijing: Chinese authorities are investigating a 2019 incident where a surgeon allegedly punched an 82-year-old woman thrice in the head during surgery, a video of which caused a furore in local social media.
Though the incident occurred in December 2019, it only came to the public's attention this week after a prominent Chinese doctor, Ai Fen, shared CCTV footage of the surgery.
The video appears to show the surgeon punching the patient in the head at least three times while operating on her eyes.
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The video clip of the surgeon punching the 82-year-old woman during surgery went viral on Chinese social media following which the hospital parent group, Aier China, sacked the surgeon and the CEO of the hospital, the BBC reported.
The case is being further investigated by the police.
Aier China, which operates a chain of eye hospitals, said the incident took place during an operation in its hospital in Guigang, a southwestern Chinese city.
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