Outrage Over China Police Response To Lockdown Domestic Violence Case
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Last week, a home security video that showed a man from the northwestern city of Xi'an assaulting his wife during a citywide Covid-19 lockdown spread on Chinese social media.
A viral video of a man beating his wife in China, and police's handling of the case, has renewed a debate online in the country over how to punish domestic abusers.
Last week, a home security video that showed a man from the northwestern city of Xi'an assaulting his wife during a citywide Covid-19 lockdown spread on Chinese social media.
The police response to the incident triggered an even wider uproar, with a related hashtag racking up more than 3.6 million views.
Over the weekend, Xi'an police said the man, surnamed Wang, would be kept in custody for five days then released without criminal charge.
