Stepmother news proved to be untrue

Chinanews, Nanchang, July 25 - The most widely concerned news about an evil stepmother abusing her daughter had aroused great wrath among the public. However, police in Poyang County, Jiangxi, where the story occurred, recently announced that the news, which had stirred so much anger and sympathy in society, had finally proved to be untrue.
Chen Caishi, a woman in Poyang County, was recently condemned by media as the most evil woman in China, because she had reportedly abused her six-year-old stepdaughter, causing the young kid to vomit blood and break her backbone. The small child also suffered from urinary incontinence and was on the verge of death. Without confirming the facts, some web users and news media reported the news online with big headlines like "the world's most evil stepmother hit her child causing the latter to vomit blood."
Under great social pressure, police in Poyang County visited the six-year-old girl, Xiaohui, her stepmother, her father, teachers, classmates and the family's neighbors. They also consulted doctors about the girl's wounds. After careful investigation, police finally concluded that the stepmother, Chen Caishi, had not abused her stepdaughter and the wounds on the girl's body was initially caused by the girl herself when she once carelessly fell down to the ground.
Chen Caishi, who once knelt down to beg reporters to correct the news, can now sign with relief. At one time, she even attempted to commit suicide as she could not tolerate the heavy social pressure—thousands of people attacked the innocent woman in reports by using the most malicious words, making the woman nearly collapse.
All this originated from a TV interview with Xiao Hui, who said, in front of the public, that her stepmother had beaten her severely and that she "was a monster." However, through investigation, police found that Xiao Hui's stepmother actually treated her nicely. The doctor's diagnosis showed that Xiao Hui suffered from haemophilia and her broken backbone was caused by serious pathological changes, not by hitting. As she suffered from haemophilia, she could very easily get bruises on the body.
As everything becomes clear now, those web users, who once severely criticized the stepmother, have now begun to blame media for making up stories. According to some web users, it was merely news speculation, something similar to the fake news of "paper stuffed buns" that once spread like wildfire.
The incident might stir heated discussion about online violence and fake news. It might also prompt the public's review about many Chinese people's fixed evil image of stepmothers.