By now, perhaps you’ve viewed the startling footage of Xiang Liujuan‘s death. The 31-year-old Chinese woman heroically saved her son’s life before she died in an escalator accident. As it turns out, the horrific incident was caught on tape, and the footage marked as “graphic content” has gone viral.
While the clip can be easily found online, I won’t be sharing the link. I don’t feel right about posting the moment a toddler witnesses his mother’s gruesome death.
No judgement if you want to google the footage, but I don’t want to exploit this woman any further than she has already been. An innocent trip to the mall ended her life — and now the whole world can see her final moments. Not sure this is how I’d want to be remembered.
Can you imagine how this will affect her son’s life? When he grows older, he’ll be able to find the footage and re-witness his mother’s death. I can’t even imagine the horror.
So instead of providing a link to the brutal footage, I’d like to pay tribute to this heroic woman. In her final moments, she selflessly sacrificed herself to save her son’s life. May she rest in peace, and here’s wishing her entire family my deepest condolences.
And my message for her sweet son: I hope you are able to find peace and happiness in life regardless of this childhood trauma. Perhaps this article will one day come across your desk as you search for footage on your mother. If so, please know that her bravery and courage will not soon be forgotten.
R.I.P Xiang Liujuan.
