Tens of Millions at Stake in Family Dispute Over Compulsory Medical Treatment
The wealthy 62-year-old man named Luo from Hubei, China, finds himself in the middle of a fierce family dispute over property distribution. Following an altercation with his son and damaging the latter’s property, Luo was declared mentally ill and subsequently forced to undergo compulsory medical treatment. While Luo’s relatives, including his sisters, vouched for his sanity, and Luo himself submitted a handwritten complaint, he has been confined to the hospital for over 70 days.
Reported by “Red Star News,” Luo’s journey from car mechanic to a successful entrepreneur took a downturn when he underwent glioma surgery in October last year. Although he had a successful recovery, his health deteriorated after leaving the hospital. Frequent disagreements with his son and daughter over the family estate ensued, sometimes involving confrontations and intimidating behavior.
In May of this year, a meeting regarding loan repayment and inheritance turned sour, eventually resulting in Luo’s hospitalization. His son, Luo Zi, called the police, claiming that his father had become furious after being denied entry to a property under his son’s name. Subsequently, Luo Zi tied his father to a chair and caused damage to the house. Luo Weng was apprehended and sent to a mental hospital.
Disputed Diagnosis Raises Concerns
Luo Weng’s sisters and friends were shocked by the news of his involuntary hospitalization, as they attested to his sound mental state. Even the local community secretary confirmed that Luo Weng had been forcibly admitted against his will. However, both the police and the hospital defended their actions, citing adherence to established procedures.
Luo Weng’s sister accused the hospital of going back on their initial promise to release him after 15 days. Instead, they insisted on continuing his confinement, claiming that he was a difficult patient. He was only allowed to communicate with the outside world for 5 minutes every Tuesday and Friday, during which he staunchly declared, “I am not mentally ill.” It wasn’t until July that Luo Weng managed to send a distorted appeal letter to the public.
Luo Zi, in response to his aunts’ claims, argued that if his father were truly not ill, he would not have been confined for such a long period. He also alleged that his aunts obstructed his attempts to assist his father in obtaining a psychiatric forensic evaluation. As the legal proceedings between the two parties unfolded, Luo Weng’s niece received news on August 14 that he had been transferred to another hospital. However, the location of this new facility remained a mystery, cutting off Luo Weng’s communication with the outside world.
The rich man named Luo was suspected of being set up by his own son and imprisoned in a mental hospital. (Photo / flip from Weibo)
Compulsory medical treatment has involved tens of millions in family property disputes. A 62-year-old wealthy man with at least 10 million yuan in assets in Hubei, China, was found to be mentally ill and was forced to go to hospital after a fierce dispute with his son and smashing up the other’s house, although that Luo Weng relatives and sisters tried to prove that he was not sick, Luo Weng himself also took a handwritten complaint, but he is still locked in the hospital for more than 70 days.
According to the “Red Star News” report, Luo Weng, who started from scratch as a car mechanic, underwent glioma surgery in October last year and recovered smoothly. However, after being discharged from the hospital, his health was not as good as before. He also broke into fierce arguments with his son and daughter many times because of the distribution of the family’s property, and even scared the mediator to deal with him.
In May this year, a father, his son’s family, and his son-in-law’s family had a meeting on loan repayment and inheritance of family property, which not only broke up unhappily, but also indirectly led to enforcement Luo Weng to be in the hospital. “On the second day after the meeting”, Luo Zi called the police on the grounds that his father was furious because “I changed the lock on the door of the property under my name” and he was refused entry. Then he tied him to a chair and smashed the furniture in the home. Luo Weng was arrested. After being arrested, he was sent to a mental hospital.
Roon handwritten letter. (Photo / flip from Weibo)
The news that Luo Weng had to go to the hospital was unacceptable to her sisters and friends, and they all said that Luo Weng had no mental illness or symptoms, and the local community secretary also confirmed that Luo Weng sent to hospital by his family against his will. But the police and the hospital responded with “in accordance with procedures”.
Sister Luo Weng accused the hospital of first saying they would release them after 15 days in hospital, but then changed their statement to “the first time I have encountered such a difficult patient” and continued to lock people up in the hospital, and only talk to Luo Weng every Tuesday and Friday After talking for 5 minutes, he criticized fiercely “I was locked up even if I wasn’t sick”. It was not until July that Luo Weng handed over a distorted appeal letter to the outside world: “Seriously declare that I do not have mental illness.”
In this regard, Luo Zi countered his aunts, “If he was not sick, how could he be locked up for so many days”, and noted that his aunts prevented him from helping his father apply for a psychiatric forensic evaluation. At the same time when the two parties entered the judicial process, Luo Weng’s niece received the news on August 14 that he had been transferred to another hospital, but only Luo Weng’s children knew about the next hospital, which caused Luo Weng to lose contact with the outside world, adding even more mystery to the incident.
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