When the police reported: Detention for 12 days!, Pouring oil up the stairs caused multiple people to fall

Source: Xiaoxiang Morning News and Morning Video

Reporter | Wang Qian

On September 12th, a surveillance camera captured a man at a fitness center in Dao County, Yongzhou, Hunan. After entering the store, he intentionally spilled some liquid onto the stairs and immediately left. Subsequently, three people slipped while passing through the staircase, and some even fell to the ground for a long time unable to get up. On the afternoon of the 14th, the local police reported that the man had been administratively detained.

Mr. Zhang, the owner of the gym, introduced that the man and the gym have repeatedly reported noise issues in the gym, and both sides have also reported to the police multiple times due to conflicting issues.

Yi Xu, a partner at Hunan Jinzhou Law Firm, believes that the man's behavior is suspected of being illegal, and if it causes minor or more injuries to others, it may constitute the crime of intentional injury.

A man spilled oil on the stairs, causing multiple people to fall

Someone was injured and fainted

According to the surveillance footage of the gym, at 8:02 pm, a man came to the gym with a bottle, sprinkled the liquid from the bottle on every step of the gym stairs, and then left. About 10 minutes later, a man passed by the stairs and slid down a few steps before falling down. In less than a minute, another older man in pink clothes passed by and fell down from the stairs, lying on the ground, seemingly unconscious for a long time and unable to get up. It took about 5 minutes for the man to slowly get up and sit in a corner to rest. Subsequently, a woman passed by and was about to walk down the stairs. The man sitting in the corner tried to remind him to stop, but it was too late. The woman also fell down the stairs.

On the morning of the 14th, the reporter contacted the gym where the incident occurred. Mr. Zhang, the owner, told the reporter that the man was the landlord of a shop downstairs. He had some conflicts with the gym before and had repeatedly reported the noise disturbance caused by the gym.

Mr. Zhang revealed that the man had previously reported that his gym was disturbing residents, and relevant departments had come to inspect and demand rectification. The gym has also been rectified in accordance with relevant standards and requirements. On September 10th, two days before the incident, the two of them had a negotiation with the coordination of the street office, community, community property committee, and other departments. "At that time, we had already negotiated, and I added shock absorbers to the gym according to his requirements. On the same day, I arranged for the manufacturer to ship them, but they did not arrive immediately. They arrived at 4 pm on the 12th, but this happened at 8 pm in the evening."

Mr. Zhang said that after the stairs were filled with oil, a total of three people fell. Two of them were gym students, and the second man who fell was more serious because he had some basic illnesses and is currently hospitalized in the hospital.

Subsequently, Mr. Zhang reported to the North City Police Station of Dao County. On September 14th, the Dao County Public Security Bureau issued a police report, with the full text as follows:

At around 20:00 on September 12, 2023, the Chengbei Police Station of our bureau received a report from the public that the first floor staircase of a fitness club located on Heyi Road had been splashed with engine oil, causing three people to fall and be injured. After receiving the alarm, the public security organs immediately rushed to the scene and conducted an investigation. After investigation, it was found that the person who spilled engine oil was a resident of a nearby community, Zhang Moucheng, who retaliated by splashing engine oil due to his dissatisfaction with the noise of a fitness club.

At present, the perpetrator Zhang has been administratively detained for 12 days by the public security organs in accordance with the law.

Dao County Public Security Bureau

September 14, 2023

Lawyer:

If it causes minor injuries or more to others

Male behavior or suspected intentional injury

If there is really a problem of noise disturbance in the gym, how should we protect our rights? Is the method used by the man in this case illegal? The Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter consulted with Yi Xu, a partner of Hunan Jinzhou Law Firm, for his opinion.

Lawyer Yi Xu believes that if there is a noise disturbance issue, the correct way to protect rights is usually to negotiate with the gym manager or owner to resolve it. If the gym does cause noise pollution, measures may need to be taken to reduce noise, such as soundproofing facilities or limiting usage time.

In this case, the man poured oil on the stairs and caused someone else to fall, which is suspected to be illegal. If it causes minor injuries or more to others, it may constitute the crime of intentional injury, and depending on the situation of the injured person, they are required to bear criminal responsibility of imprisonment, detention, or control for up to ten years in accordance with the law.