Recently, Chinese media reported a strange story about a family in Beijing who accused their neighbors of causing their son to be hospitalized. As usual, the seven-year-old child stole a food bag and ran home to eat it greedily. After enjoying his meal, he began to suffer from severe abdominal pain and vomiting, which led his parents to rush him to the hospital. He was diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis and stayed in the hospital for several days. After the boy's parents learned from him that he had eaten spicy food from their neighbors, they accused the neighbors of poisoning him and demanded compensation of 2,000 yuan ($290) that they spent on his treatment. The accused refused to pay, arguing that they were not responsible for the boy's health problems. However, the details of the case sparked a wide debate on social media, as the neighbors had simply ordered a very spicy meal, after which the seven-year-old child stole it from in front of their house and ate it without permission. After their food bags were stolen from in front of their house several times, a family in Beijing decided to teach the thief a lesson by ordering a very spicy meal, as it seems. According to the 'Audit' website, the neighbors did not know that the culprit was their little seven-year-old neighbor, who spent most of his time playing outside and had grown accustomed to their food. A lawyer explained that their position is legally sound.
