China shop owner helps elderly man who faints & dies later, his family demands S$3,600 compensation
The deceased's family later apologised and returned the money to the shop owner.
In Hengyang, Hunan province, a shop owner named Xiao helped an elderly man named Luo when he fainted in her card room. Xiao approached Luo, who was sitting on a chair, and tried to get him to stand up. When she helped him off the chair, he collapsed and fell to the ground. Xiao carried him outside, stayed with him until help arrived, and then the ambulance arrived approximately five minutes later.
The elderly man, Luo, later passed away. His family demanded RMB 100,000 (S$19,000) in compensation for Xiao's actions, but after negotiations and considering Xiao's discomfort, she agreed to pay RMB 19,000 (S$3,600) out of humanitarian concern. This payment sparked controversy among Chinese netizens who believed the shop owner should not be asked to pay for a kind act.
The deceased's family eventually decided to return the money to Xiao's son, and transferred it to his bank account on August 26. The general manager of a local rice company visited Xiao's family and gave them RMB 20,000 (S$3,800) in support. Xiao's son expressed gratitude for the community's support and said that they would donate some of the received money to charity and continue doing good deeds.
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