Woman awarded £28K by court after a waiter poured BOILING WATER over her before beating her up - because she complained about his service

  • WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT 
  • Ms Lin, who suffered serious burns, was awarded the money yesterday
  • She was dining in a restaurant in China last year when she was attacked
  • The waiter, 17, was enraged after she complained about his service
  • He poured a whole tub of boiling water over her and hit the customer
  • The attacker was sentenced to 22 months imprisonment in January  

By Tracy You and Chloe Lyme For Mailonline

Published: 06:58 EDT, 4 November 2016 | Updated: 07:04 EDT, 4 November 2016

A woman who was brutally assaulted by a restaurant waiter has been awarded £28,000 in compensation by a Chinese court.

The victim suffered serious burns after the waiter poured boiling water over her before slamming her to the ground because she had complained about his service.

The shocking incident took place at a hot pot restaurant in Wenzhou, eastern China, last year. The attacker was sentenced to 22 months imprisonment in January.

Ms Lin was dining in a restaurant in Wenzhou, China, last year when a waiter poured boiling water over her head and body before beating her up. She was pictured before (left) and after (right) the attack above

Ms Lin was rushed to hospital for emergency treatment. The burns from the boiling water covered 24 per cent of her body

The case was ruled by the Lucheng District Court in Wenzhou on November 3, according to People's Daily Online.

The restaurant, called 'Mr Hot Pot', was ordered to pay 237,478 Yuan (£28,000) to the victim, surnamed Lin, who was heavily injured from the attack.

The amount is set to be paid on top of the 280,000 Yuan (£33,200) the restaurant had given Ms Lin to cover her medical bills.

According to the court, the restaurant should hold the full responsibility of the incident because it had been caused by its employee during his work hours.

The court also took in the fact that Ms Lin, reportedly aged 30, had to undergo expensive plastic surgery to treat her burns, which were mostly on her face.

Ms Lin had asked for a compensation of 577,500 (£68,400) Yuan in her petition.

The restaurant is yet to announce whether or not it will appeal.  

Photographs of Ms Lin's injuries showed extensive damage to her skin and severe burns. Most of the burns were restricted to her face and neck

On the night of the incident, Ms Lin was dining with her family at the restaurant when she got into a disagreement with Mr Zhu, who was then 17 years old.

According to reports on Chinese media, the pair were arguing over the amount of water that should be poured into the hot pot - a popular Chinese dish where food is cooked in boiling water by the diners.

After the argument, Ms Lin wrote about the incident on her social media account, which made the waiter angry.

He asked her to delete it and she declined. Mr Zhu then went into the kitchen and came out carrying a plastic tub filled with boiling water.

Ms Lin (sitting) was dining with her family at the restaurant when she got into a disagreement with Mr Zhu (standing)

Mr Zhu poured a whole tub of boiling water over Ms Lin's head before slamming her down

Shockingly, the teen waiter proceeded to pour the whole contents onto Ms Lin's head and body.

Not only that, he then dragged her to the floor off her chair and began violently attacking her.

Two women dining with the victim immediately rushed to her assistance and dragged him away.

He continued trying to attack the woman even after six people restrained him.

Ms Lin was rushed to hospital for emergency treatment. The burns from the boiling water covered 24 per cent of her body, mostly her face.

During the attack the whole incident was captured on the restaurant's security cameras, which was quickly broadcast online and on Chinese media.

The enraged waiter continued trying to attack the woman even after six people restrained him

During the attack the whole incident was captured on the restaurant security cameras

The coverage of the story caused an online debate in China. While some people were cristising the man's behaviour, others questioned Ms Lin's attitude towards her waiter. 

When Mr Zhu was arrested, he immediately admitted the attack.

On January 19, Mr Zhu was sentenced to 22 months imprisonment by the Lucheng District Court in Wenzhou.  

In the final stages of the trial, Mr Zhu only had one thing to say, and that was, 'I'm sorry.'

There were no comments from Ms Lin reported after she was awarded the compensation yesterday.

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