Doctor Beaten to Death in Hunan by a Patient's Family

(Beijing) – A doctor was beaten to death in the central province of Hunan by a patient's relatives, the latest in a series of attacks on health care workers by disgruntled patients and their families.

A patient's relatives assaulted Wang Jun, an ear, nose and throat specialist at Shaodong County People's Hospital, on May 18, the local government said in a statement on its verified account on WeChat, a popular social media app. The patient was a child injured in a car accident, a hospital employee told state-run newspaper Global Times.