China fans thrilled that knife attack hero’s wife is expecting again after losing newborn

Nanjing Fat Brother, a man given the affectionate name because of his ample size and his heroism in stopping a knife attack years ago, shared the good news that his wife is pregnant again on social media.

Qiu Shaochun’s wife Liu Jia gave birth to a daughter in September 2023, but the infant passed away 21 days later of a heart condition.

Qiu, 36, a former shot-put athlete, received the Good Samaritan Award from the Nanjing municipal government, in eastern Jiangsu province in 2021 after he bravely stepped in to stop a knife rampage by a man who had already stabbed and run over several passers-by while trying to attack his ex-wife.

The assailant then lunged at Qiu three times with the weapon, injuring his chest, stomach and legs.

For a year after the incident, he had to wear a colostomy bag because of the serious injury to his stomach.