Martial arts lawsuit defendants deny fault for man's brain injury
Injured man Zhenhuan Lei — through his mother, who holds a committeeship to manage his affairs — is suing people and organizations connected to an October 2023 martial arts tournament in Burnaby, B.C. Defendants are denying fault for his brain injury.
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![Zhenhuan Lei sits in a wheelchair at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster as his mother, Ying Li, holds a photo of her son before his hospitalization. Li has filed a lawsuit alleging people and groups connected to an Oct. 2023 martial arts tournament are responsible for an injury that led to her son's vegetative state. A woman stands next to a young man in a wheelchair. She holds a photo of him before he was in a vegetative state.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7128494.1709148962!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/zhenhuan-lei-and-ying-li.jpg)
Injured man Zhenhuan Lei — through his mother, who holds a committeeship to manage his affairs — is suing people and organizations connected to an October 2023 martial arts tournament in Burnaby, B.C. Defendants are denying fault for his brain injury.