According to Twitter user @QuanLujun, a violent attack occurred in Chengdu, Sichuan, on October 15, 2026. A mother was repeatedly struck with a U-shaped lock in front of her child. The incident is said to have started with a verbal dispute between the two sides over right of way on the road. The tweet noted that social hostility has been running high in China recently, with frequent conflicts among people at the bottom of society.