A six-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after his eyes were gouged out in an horrific attack in China.
The child, who has been named as Guo Bin, went missing from his home in the country's Shanxi Province on Saturday evening. He had failed to return home for dinner after playing outside.
Five hours later he was discovered by his parents with both eyes missing.
The young boy’s mother, who has spoken to local media, said she found her son near their home.
His face was covered with blood but he was conscious and spoke to her, reportedly claiming that he had been attacked by a female who spoke with a strange accent.
An initial suggestion in the Chinese media claimed the youngster’s eyes were found nearby with the cornea missing.
Uncorroborated reports said that the attack may have been connected to China's illegal trafficking of human organs.
However, local police have now said they do not believe the attack was in any way related to organ trafficking and that while the eyes were found near the boy, the cornea had not been removed.
It remains possible that authorities are denying the link to trafficking in order to cover-up an embarrassing problem.
A reward of RMB100,000 (£10,000) has been offered to anyone with information about the attack.
The director of Shanxi Eye Hospital, where the boy is being treated, has said he is now making a recovery.
A local police chief, named only as Lui, said he could not speculate on a motive for the attack.
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