Girl Hit by Tortoise

[James]

Source http://news.uk.msn.com/odd-news/arti...ntID=148730145
A Chinese girl has lost her memory after being struck by a falling pregnant tortoise as she walked with her aunt along a street.

Unsuspecting 12-year-old Cheng Cheng was struck by the plummeting creature as she walked with her aunt Ling Lang in Chongqing, central China.

KUTV reports that the owner of a grocery store who witnessed the incident said Cheng was hit by a falling black object travelling at speed and fell to the ground unconscious. When he ran over, he realised the object was a tortoise.

According to Metro, a police spokesman said: "Given the force of the blow, this tortoise must have been thrown from a reasonable height. We have questioned 16 flat owners all of whom have denied responsibility."

After being taken to a local children’s hospital, Cheng was diagnosed with concussion. The Sun reports that Zhuo Xuan, the doctor treating Cheng, said "she does not have any memory of what happened to her or anything about her. We believe the amnesia will only be short lived but at the moment she can't remember anything".

KUTV reports the injured girl's father, Liu Xingbing, said: "I am furious at this irresponsible behaviour. If I do not have a confession from the guilty tortoise thrower I will sue everybody in the building."

Although the tortoise initially survived the fall, it later died from its injuries. It has been frozen and is being examined while police continue to question residents in a nearby apartment building.

Wow, rather traumatic, she must have been Shell Shocked
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[Lorna]

AAARGH! That is as bad as mine.
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