Child in foreigner adoption scandal dies An 8-year-old girl, who was one of 11 children adopted by a foreign man now accused of abusing them, has died in a Beijing hospital. The girl, known as Phoebe, underwent surgery at the Capital Institute of Pediatrics in #Beijing for bowel obstruction and kidney damage last Tuesday, but died on Sunday night, Legal Evening News reported. She was one of 11 children said to be under the care of an American man, known as “Lemoine.” According to a nanny hired by the adoptive family, most of the 11 children were skinny and may have suffered from malnutrition. The kids never went to school and their only education consisted of some US family education courses at home provided by the man. They could also speak English. Observers said the case reflected the absence of a monitoring system of childrens rights which has made some orphans vulnerable to improper or unauthorized adoption. I believe it might be an unlawful adoption since the man had not gone through any legal procedure before he adopted the kids, Zhang Wenjuan, former deputy director of Beijing Childrens Legal Aid and Research Center, told the Global Times. Lemoine has been questioned by local police and the remaining 10 children have been sent to a juvenile aid and protection center according to a report released yesterday.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 06:00:00 +0000
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