An eight-year-old boy in eastern China has sparked a widespread online debate after he cut up his mother's gold necklace into small pieces and gifted them to his classmates. According to the 'Dianshi News' newspaper, the boy's strange act, which went unnoticed for a month, angered his mother. She posted on social media on November 28: 'You might think this is a funny and made-up story, but it's real.' She said she only found out when her daughter told her that her brother's classmate said the boy had given him a gold piece. The couple spent hours reviewing surveillance camera footage and eventually saw the boy opening his mother's drawer and taking out a commemorative gold necklace that her husband had bought. The footage showed the boy holding pliers in one hand while using the other to light a lighter to burn the necklace. Eventually, the boy resorted to cutting it into small pieces. The boy admitted that the gold he had given away was from his mother's necklace and said he doesn't remember how many classmates he gave the gold pieces to. One internet user joked, 'He needs to be raised seriously. Otherwise, he might sell your house one day.' When the mother asked her son if he knew the value of gold, the boy denied it. Gold in China sells for about 1,200 yuan per gram ($170). In the end, the parents could only find a small part of the necklace. The boy became an internet sensation. One internet user joked, 'He needs to be raised seriously. Otherwise, he might sell your house one day.'
