Hongchi Xiao, an alternative healer, has been charged with manslaughter after a patient of his in the United Kingdom died during a session in which she was allegedly beaten. This concerns the so-called lajin therapy.
71-year-old Danielle Carr-Gomm sought help for her diabetes, various British media reported. She died while attending a workshop in Wiltshire in October 2016. It is believed the workshop included lajin therapy. This means that patients are repeatedly hit or hit themselves.
Police say Hongchi Xiao – an alternative healer who led the workshop – is charged with manslaughter by gross negligence. It is not yet clear what exactly happened. He was due to appear in court in Salisbury today. British media describe the therapy as ‘slapping therapy’.
Fear of needles
Because French-born Danielle Carr-Gomm had difficulty injecting insulin due to her fear of needles, she looked for alternative and holistic medicine and therapies, according to her family. Her son says that ‘she was desperately trying to cure herself of diabetes’. “She always maintained a healthy lifestyle and was convinced that nothing would stop her from living a full life.” Her death came as a ‘huge shock’ for the family, the son said when asked. “She had a partner, a beautiful house and traveled the world. She still had a lot of life left in her,” her family said.
The suspect Hongchi Xiao was arrested in Australia, where, according to local media, he had previously been linked to another deceased patient. In that case, it involved a boy who also had diabetes and ultimately died because he stopped taking insulin on the advice of Hongchi Xiao. The man was acquitted on appeal.
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2023-12-01 21:30:55
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