In this photo taken Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, Chinese women and children gather near mascots of characters from the cartoon "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" on a street in Beijing, China. A Chinese court has ruled the producer of the hit kids cartoon was partly to blame for the injuries suffered by two children when their friend tied them to a tree and set them on fire in an imitation of a scene from the show, state media reported Wednesday, Dec 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
December 18, 2013 - 11:22 PM
BEIJING, China - State media say a Chinese court has ruled the producer of a hit kids cartoon is partly to blame for the injuries suffered by two children when their friend tied them to a tree and set them on fire in an imitation of a scene from the show.
Xinhua News Agency says two young brothers from eastern Jiangsu province were badly burned in April by the actions of their 10-year-old friend. The boy said he was copying a scene from "Xi Yangyang & Hui Tailang," which translates as "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf."
The 7-year-old victim suffered 80 per cent burns to his body and his 4-year-old brother 40 per cent.
Xinhua said the legal guardians of the 10-year-old and the Guangzhou-based producer, Creative Power Entertaining Co., Ltd., are responsible.
News from © The Associated Press, 2013