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Hindustan Times
28-04-2025
- Hindustan Times
‘Don't hurt me!': Chinese-American boy, 5, pleads as middle-schoolers in US bully him, mom says ‘nobody stood up'
A heartbreaking video shows a five-year-old Chinese-American boy clutching his blanket and sobbing while being terrorised by a middle-schooler. As the young tormentor meted out ethnic slurs at the child, his friends laughed. 'No!' the child cried while running from the older boys outside his home in Loudoun County, Virginia, grabbing a blue blanket, NBC-TV News reported. 'Don't hurt me, don't hurt me! Don't do it. Save me!' the boy pleaded. The middle-schooler told the child, while cornering him on his front porch on April 5, 'Are you having dumplings for dinner?' The bully taunted the child with other cruel remarks, some of which the outlet censored. The victim's parents were devastated by the incident involving students from Eagle Ridge Middle School. However, it has prompted hardly any action from school officials. The school said while they are 'quite disappointed,' the attack happened off school grounds. 'Every time I saw that, my heart's broken — every time,' the boy's mother told NBC of the footage. 'As a mother, to see my son insulted by other, older kids my son's only 5 years old. I just don't know why those kids are so cruel to say that to my son.' 'Nobody came to step out and to say, 'Stop,' ' she said. 'Nobody thinks this is not right. They [were] just laughing. Yeah, nobody stood up.' The abusive youngster shared the clip online. Upon seeing it, an Eagle Ridge parent rushed to the victim's house in tears, and showed it to the parents. The victim's father said the child was afraid of the boys but did not understand many of the slurs they used to abuse him. At times, the boy was called 'King Kong.' 'Should I keep lying and say, 'Yes, they're calling you King Kong because you're strong,' ' the father said. 'Or should I try to explain to him what does that word [mean] and why they're saying that to you? It's hard.' The child's family migrated from China and bought a house in the US after working hard. They chose the Loudoun County area for its friendly neighbourhoods and upscale schools, the parents of the victim said. 'We thought that this would be a great place,' the father said. 'However, though, it ended up like this. So what hurts me most is, then, where else should I be? That hurts me most, not just the words.' The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office told NBC that the incident has been reported to the department. Dan Adams, a spokesman for the school district, said it has offered the victim counseling 'and potentially restorative practices' if his family wanted.
Sky News AU
28-04-2025
- Sky News AU
Sobbing five-year-old Asian boy tormented by hateful middle-schoolers in heartbreaking video: ‘Don't hurt me!'
A five-year-old Chinese-American boy clutched his blanket and sobbed as a middle-schooler terrorized him with a barrage of ethnic slurs while pals laughed — with the whole attack on heartbreaking video. 'No!' the youngster cried as he ran from the older boys outside his home in Loudoun County, Va., holding a blue blanket, NBC-TV News reported. 'Don't hurt me, don't hurt me! Don't do it. Save me!' the little boy pleaded. The middle-school punk sneered, 'Are you having dumplings for dinner?' as he cornered the boy on his front porch April 5. The tormentor uttered other cruel taunts, the most disturbing of which were censored by the outlet. The incident, involving students from Eagle Ridge Middle School, devastated the victim's parents but has prompted little action from school officials, who claimed they are 'quite disappointed' but noted the attack took place off school grounds. 'Every time I saw that, my heart's broken — every time,' the boy's mother, whose identity is being withheld, told NBC of the footage. 'As a mother, to see my son insulted by other, older kids... my son's only 5 years old. I just don't know why those kids are so cruel to say that to my son. 'Nobody came to step out and to say, 'Stop,' ' she said. 'Nobody thinks this is not right. They [were] just laughing. Yeah, nobody stood up.' The abusive delinquents posted the video online, and an Eagle Ridge parent saw it and dashed to the young victim's home in tears to show his parents the footage. The youngster's father said his son was terrified by the older boys but didn't understand a lot of the slurs being leveled at him. The child was called 'King Kong' at times. 'Should I keep lying and say, 'Yes, they're calling you King Kong because you're strong,' ' the distraught dad said. 'Or should I try to explain to him what does that word [mean] and why they're saying that to you? It's hard.' The family migrated from China and worked hard to buy a home in the US, choosing the Loudoun County neighborhood for its upscale schools and friendly neighborhoods, the victim's parents said. 'We thought that this would be a great place,' the father said. 'However, though, it ended up like this. So what hurts me most is, then, where else should I be? That hurts me most, not just the words.' The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office confirmed to NBC that the incident was reported to the department but declined to comment further because it involved minors. Dan Adams, a spokesman for the school district, said it has offered the 5-year-old boy counseling 'and potentially restorative practices' if the family wanted. Originally published as Sobbing five-year-old Asian boy tormented by hateful middle-schoolers in heartbreaking video: 'Don't hurt me!'
New York Post
27-04-2025
- New York Post
Sobbing 5-year-old Asian boy tormented by hateful middle-schoolers in heartbreaking video: ‘Don't hurt me!'
A 5-year-old Chinese-American boy clutched his blanket and sobbed as a middle-schooler terrorized him with a barrage of ethnic slurs while pals laughed — with the whole attack on heartbreaking video. 'No!' the youngster cried as he ran from the older boys outside his home in Loudoun County, Va., holding a blue blanket, NBC-TV News reported. 'Don't hurt me, don't hurt me! Don't do it. Save me!' the little boy pleaded. Advertisement The middle-school punk sneered, 'Are you having dumplings for dinner?' as he cornered the boy on his front porch April 5. 3 A 5-year-old Chinese-American boy was terrorized by middle-schoolers in Virginia over his ethnicity. NBC4 Washington The tormentor uttered other cruel taunts, the most disturbing of which were censored by the outlet. Advertisement The incident, involving students from Eagle Ridge Middle School, devastated the victim's parents but has prompted little action from school officials, who claimed they are 'quite disappointed' but noted the attack took place off school grounds. 'Every time I saw that, my heart's broken — every time,' the boy's mother, whose identity is being withheld, told NBC of the footage. 'As a mother, to see my son insulted by other, older kids my son's only 5 years old. I just don't know why those kids are so cruel to say that to my son. 'Nobody came to step out and to say, 'Stop,' ' she said. 'Nobody thinks this is not right. They [were] just laughing. Yeah, nobody stood up.' The abusive delinquents posted the video online, and an Eagle Ridge parent saw it and dashed to the young victim's home in tears to show his parents the footage. Advertisement The youngster's father said his son was terrified by the older boys but didn't understand a lot of the slurs being leveled at him. The child was called 'King Kong' at times. 3 The child was on his front porch when verbally attacked. NBC4 Washington 3 'Don't do it!' the 5-year-old pleaded. 'Save me!' NBC4 Washington 'Should I keep lying and say, 'Yes, they're calling you King Kong because you're strong,' ' the distraught dad said. 'Or should I try to explain to him what does that word [mean] and why they're saying that to you? It's hard.' Advertisement The family migrated from China and worked hard to buy a home in the US, choosing the Loudoun County neighborhood for its upscale schools and friendly neighborhoods, the victim's parents said. 'We thought that this would be a great place,' the father said. 'However, though, it ended up like this. So what hurts me most is, then, where else should I be? That hurts me most, not just the words.' The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office confirmed to NBC that the incident was reported to the department but declined to comment further because it involved minors. Dan Adams, a spokesman for the school district, said it has offered the 5-year-old boy counseling 'and potentially restorative practices' if the family wanted.
