BEIJING: Hu Youping, the Chinese woman who attempted to stop a knife attack that injured a Japanese mother and child, has passed away and will be honored for her bravery, according to local authorities in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. The Suzhou High-tech Zone Management Committee is currently submitting an application for her and has requested the city government to posthumously confer upon her the title of “Model of Righteousness and Courage in Suzhou”.
The local public security bureau and the Suzhou City Foundation for Righteousness and Courage are publicly honoring Hu’s act of bravery from Thursday to Monday, receiving recommendations from all sectors of society and the public.
According to a statement, Hu, born in 1969, resided in Gusu district, Suzhou. Around 4 pm on Monday, she witnessed a knife attack underway at a bus stop in the Suzhou High-Tech Zone and immediately intervened to prevent the attack from escalating and was herself stabbed multiple times. Hu was later declared dead in a hospital on Wednesday.
When encountering potentially mortal threats to others’ lives, Hu selflessly stepped forward, courageously confronted the perpetrator to prevent further harm, and in the process demonstrated noble qualities of bravery and justice and effectively upheld societal righteousness, the announcement said. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
