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Boy beaten by other students dies in hospital

By Zhang Yu in Shijiazhuang (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-07-09 21:14

An 8-year-old boy who was beaten into a coma on June 28 by 11 students who are under 14 years old, died in a hospital two days later, people.cn reported on Wednesday.

The boy was often bullied by students in higher classes and forced by them to steal money from his family, said villagers in Yuxian county.

According to police, the 11 students have always been hitting others for fun. An investigation is underway.

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