[AndyPharmc]

10:06 GMT, 26 June 2012 | The Daily Mail

Grandmother 'cuts off' her eight-month-old baby granddaughter's hands

An eight-month-old baby is recovering in hospital after having both her hands chopped off
by her grandmother. The incident took place when the grandmother was caring for the little girl
while her parents were at work in the Shandong Province of China.

The grandmother's motives are not yet known as she remains in a coma since the incident, after
she attempted to kill herself.



The mother came home after work in the early afternoon but only 10 minutes later she dashed
down holding her baby, who was covered with blood. Her baby's hands were gone.

A neighbour, who saw the aftermath of the incident and accompanied the mother and child to hospital.
Later her husband came home from work to pick up the chopped hands.

According to the mother, her baby's hands were chopped off by her mother, who also chopped
herself, trying to commit suicide.

It is not yet known whether the girl's hands can be saved after doctors carried out a 12 hour operation
to attempt to re-attach them.

If the operation is successful, it is likely the eight-month-old will need further procedures to restore
full function.

[Rjvpicux]

Lucky that the baby is recovering.