China Scene: West
China Daily | Updated: 2009-10-21 08:23
Woman injured by falling dog compensated
A resident of Chongqing municipality received a whopping 950,000 yuan ($139,162) in compensation after a pet dog fell from a 9th floor of a residential building and landed on her head in June 2007.
The woman surnamed Zhang, a teacher at a local middle school, had to stay in hospital for months undergoing treatment after the freak accident, in which the dog died.
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