A jury in Sydney District Court yesterday began hearing the death of a six-year-old Chinese-American mixed-blood boy suffering from type 1 diabetes who had been treated with a hamstring. Xiao Hongci, a Chinese "patrolling master" accused by police, and the boy`s parents and grandmother did not plead guilty to manslaughter.
Xiao Hongci, the Master of "beating and beating the tendons" in China
The boy died after a week of clapping treatment in (Hurstville), a local hotel room, in April 2016.
Prosecutor Harris (Sharon Harris) told the jury today that Xiao Hongci told a group of patients who had been in a hamstring class that insulin "can be produced by tapping," and that the boy`s mother should stop giving him insulin.
During the final days of the beat therapy course, the boy was cold, unable to walk, and vomited frequently. The prosecutor also told the jury that the boy`s parents stopped giving him insulin while he was on clap treatment, causing him to die of diabetic ketoacidosis.
She told the prosecution in her opening statement that Xiao told participants "to activate the body`s self-healing ability and unlock the body`s energy channels" by tapping the body and pulling tendons before starting the session.
According to the prosecution, Xiao also boasted that patching therapy could treat cancer, Parkinson`s disease and type 1 and type 2 diabetes. "if you take insulin, you won`t cure diabetes, and it can lead to addiction," he said.
The Chinese mother and grandmother of the injured boy argued that they thought Xiao Hongci was a real doctor and therefore did not seek Western medicine or insulin during his treatment of the boy.
The mother`s defense attorney said his client was not feverishly superstitious about some kind of prescription and alternative therapy, but was looking for a cure for his son`s diabetes.
The boy`s father`s lawyer told the jury how much the father knew about his son`s patching and whether he was negligent as his guardian.
Xiao`s lawyers argue that he has disputed the six-year-old`s responsibility to take care of the six-year-old because of a group of people attending the clashing "self-help" course. He is only providing people with an alternative treatment.
The unqualified "master" fled Australia after the death of a six-year-old Sydney boy and was arrested after treating an old woman in the United Kingdom. He was extradited to Sydney for trial.
