BEIJING: Six men have been arrested in a famous tourist town in southwest China in connection with a horrific assault of two women late last year, local police said in an online statement on Wednesday. The two young victims were visiting the ancient town of Lijiang, Yunnan province when they were attacked and tortured by a dozen local young men at a barbecue shop in November. No one intervened during the attack, and police were reluctant to investigate the case, the victim said. The police confirmed the attack on the women tourists but said the victim suffered only a “slight injury”, according to their medical assessment conducted last week. The police response prompted a further outcry on social media, with many Weibo users complaining that the gash on the victim’s face looked anything but mild.

Source: The Star January 25, 2017 10:37 UTC