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Children are frequently killed by elevators left by their nannies. What can we do?

2024-05-14

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Children are frequently killed by elevators left by their nannies. What can we do?

Hangzhou, April 19 (reporter Jiang Wei) on April 18, the case of Hangzhou girl falling to death by the elevator left by her nanny was held in the first instance of the people's Court of Gongshu District, Hangzhou. The procuratorial organ filed a public prosecution against the nanny Wu for the crime of negligence causing death. After the trial, the case will be sentenced on an optional date.

Hangzhou girl was left by the nanny elevator to fall to death case outside the first trial (CCTV reporter Jiang Di photo)

According to a previous report by CCTV, on June 8, 2022, the defendant Wu Moufang was employed as a nanny in the homes of Chen Moujiang and Zhao to take care of his daughter Chen Moumou (born on August 19, 2020). At about 20 o'clock on June 14, Wu Moufang took Chen Moumou from the 15th floor of Unit 3, Building 2, a residential area in Gongshu District, Hangzhou City to the 1st floor by elevator. Due to negligence, Chen Moumou was left alone in the elevator. After the elevator automatically went up to the 8th floor, Chen got out of the elevator, climbed up the aisle window sill on the 8th floor and fell to the platform on the 2nd floor. He was pronounced dead that night after being sent to the doctor.

The incident unit floor-to-ceiling window did not have any rectification measures (CCTV reporter Jiang Wei photo)

On April 18, the CCTV reporter paid a return visit to the incident area. In the incident unit, the reporter saw that the corridor window of the unit remained unchanged. There are two glass windows at the end of the corridor, which can be pushed out 90 degrees, and there is no anti-fall protection. The windowsill is about half a meter above the ground. Children can easily climb up the windowsill and out of the window by stepping on the steps.

The balcony of another unit in the incident area also has no safety protection measures (photo by CCTV reporter Jiang Di)

Subsequently, the reporter came to another building in the community to investigate and saw that this apartment has no windows and other anti-falling protection, and there are also steps that can be stepped on, which may pose greater safety risks. The highest floor of the building is 27 floors.

The elevator is still when no one is using the elevator in another unit of the incident area (photo by CCTV reporter Jiang Di)

The other main scene of the incident is the residential elevator. Some residents said that when no one takes the elevator, the two elevators of the unit will stop on the first floor and the eighth floor respectively. The reporter randomly selected two units of the two buildings of the residence and found that such a situation did exist.

Cherry's father, Chen Changjiang, said that the hearing was mainly a criminal case, and the nanny's default was the main cause of the tragedy. Therefore, the nanny's criminal responsibility was mainly pursued. Afterwards, a civil lawsuit will be filed against the property, developers and design companies, hoping that they will pay attention to the defects of the building.

"The babysitting industry is facing thousands of families with children, and the substandard height of the corridor window also leaves thousands of children with hidden dangers. I'm not fighting for one child at a time, I'm hoping that the industry and society as a whole, in terms of the safety of young children, will improve."

Outside the trial of the Hangzhou girl who fell to her death due to the elevator left by her nanny, the reporter interviewed Ms. Xie, the mother of millet grain, whose daughter also fell to her death due to the negligence of her nanny.

On December 15, 2020, a 2-year-old girl in Hangzhou was left alone on her daughter's balcony to bask in the sun by her nanny Liang. Liang returned with a diaper and found that the rice fell to her death unattended. After the small cherry tragedy, Ms. Xie contacted her parents and encouraged each other to comfort and encourage each other. At about 11:00 on April 18, Ms. Xie came to Gongshu District people's Court with her favorite schoolbag before her death to wait for the end of the trial of the cherry case.

Mother Cherry and Mother Rice Embrace and Comfort (Photo by Interviewees from Yangguang Network)

"I know how Cherry's parents feel. Cherry fell from a building after rice fell from a building, and the time interval was not long. If the incident of rice falling from a building can arouse the vigilance of the nanny industry, there may be no tragedy of cherry. The housekeeping company did not establish a good value for the nanny. When recruiting, they only said that the threshold was low and they could get high wages after training. This led to some irresponsible people being attracted to the nanny industry by high salaries." Ms. Xie choked at one point in front of the camera. Ms. Xie expressed the hope that after these incidents, the nanny industry can arouse vigilance and attention, and never have the next tragedy of small cherries and small rice grains.

Relatives and friends of the victims waiting outside the court trial (photo by CCTV reporter Jiang Wei)

This incident has aroused widespread concern and reflection in the society, and topics such as high-altitude safety, the standardization of the nanny industry, and the importance of family education have become hot topics among netizens.

As a parent, how to protect the safety and health of children? As a nanny, how should the duties and obligations be fulfilled? As a society, how should we establish an effective regulatory and disciplinary mechanism? In any case, such incidents have sounded the alarm for people. Life is priceless. It is necessary to strengthen the prevention and management of high-altitude safety, improve the professional level and quality of the nanny industry, and strengthen the education and companionship of children, so that children can grow up in a safe and warm environment.

Article source: Central wide network

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