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This is an archive article published on November 1, 2013

Chinese boy,10,jumps to death ‘on teacher’s order’

The teacher allegedly told him to jump out of a building after he failed to complete the task,the report quoted relatives and neighbour as saying.

A 10-year-old Chinese boy jumped 30 floors to his death after failing to write a self-criticism letter demanded by his teacher,state media reported Thursday.

The fifth-grade primary school student had been ordered to write a 1,000-character apology by his teacher for talking in class,China National Radio reported on its website,citing a neighbour.

The teacher allegedly told him to jump out of a building after he failed to complete the task,the report quoted relatives and neighbour as saying.

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“Teacher,I can’t do it,” was found written in one of his textbooks,CNR said. “I flinched several times when I tried to jump from the building.”

The child smashed into a parked car beneath the flat where his family live,the West China City News reported.

“Investigation is still under way,” an official said.

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