Aidan Fenton, 7, was made to fast before ‘slapping therapy’, then he vomited and died

[muriel_volestrangler]

DETECTIVES are investigating whether a diabetic ­Sydney boy who died after ­attending a “slapping therapy” workshop conducted by a self-proclaimed Chinese healer was also taken off insulin.

The family of seven-year-old Aidan Fenton was taking part in an $1800 week-long ­alternative Chinese medicine workshop at the Tasly Healthpac Centre in Hurstville when he died.

Police have spoken to a Chinese therapist who ­advocates the use of slapping therapy until ­patients are bruised to cure ­illnesses and rid the body of poisons.
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“The greater the pain and bruises while slapping means there is more poison inside the body,” he told a seminar in South Africa last year. “You can be your own doctor. We were all born with a self-­healing power but we simply ignore it and spend millions of dollars paying for medications. Nature heals, doctors are only assistants.”

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/aidan-fenton-7-was-made-to-fast-before-slapping-therapy-then-he-vomited-and-died/story-fnpn118l-1227329281935?nk=eb8d7aa6be3b3fe1e7e55911bfdfce69

Assault, homicide, fraud - why on earth did the Australian police let this motherfucker leave the country?

[beam me up scottie]

1. His therapy is supposed to "unblock meridians and drive out poisons"

Mr Xiao had been in Sydney following a tour of New Zealand to promote his “Paida-Lajin” therapy, which involves slapping the body until it bruises to “unblock meridians and drive out poisons”.

What's that?

"Alternative" medicine never harms anyone?

[SamKnause]

2. No comment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[progressoid]

3. Angry K&R

[LisaL]

4. His parents thought that "slapping therapy" is going to cure their diabetic kid?

The mind boggles.

[GoneOffShore]

5. Alternative "Medicine"

Mostly harmless until it kills people.

I'm having less patience with this kind of horse shit.

[SMC22307]

6. That poor child.

I *just* don't understand.

[LisaL]

8. Such an adorable little boy.

WTF were these two parents thinking?

[SMC22307]

10. This one, especially.

I'm all for acupuncture, but taking a child (or adult) off of insulin, fasting, slapping, bruising and vomiting? Jesus, that pisses me off.

[LuvNewcastle]

7. Those parents are so fucking stupid

they need to be euthanized.

[Terra Alta]

9. the "doctor" and the parents should be charged with murder.

That poor kid. I can't even imagine what he must have went through.