"He was too weak to even cough," Huang added.
After the incident, the old man was transferred to Gaozhou People's Hospital. Doctors said his life is not in danger but his eyesight cannot be restored.
Maoming's bureau of public health has set up a working group to help investigate the case.
Jia Fujun, a senior psychiatrist from Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, said that mental patients sometimes mutilate themselves.
"But the possibility of external attack should not be ruled out until a thorough investigation has been conducted," Jia said.
"The hospital should be held responsible as the incident happened on its ward," he added.
According to statistics from Guangdong provincial commission of health and family planning, more than 440,000 people have been registered at local hospitals as having serious mental disorders.
Around 70 percent of the mentally ill in Guangdong have not received regular treatment, local media reported.
Questions:
1. How old was the patient who had his eyes gouged out?
2. Where were the man’s eyes found?
3. What city in Guangdong did the incident occur?
Answers:
1. 66 years old.
2. Under his bed.
3. Gaozhou.
About the broadcaster:
Lance Crayon is a videographer and editor with China Daily. Since living in Beijing he has worked for China Radio International (CRI) and Global Times. Before moving to China he worked in the film industry in Los Angeles as a talent agent and producer. He has a B.A. in English from the University of Texas at Arlington.
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