Doctors in southern China have successfully removed a knife that was stuck in the head of a young girl.

The 12-year-old named Lin had a 15-centimeter knife stuck to the back of her head on May 16, according to People’s Daily. She was with her schoolmates at a local park in Dongguan in Guangdong province when one of her companions picked a fight with a boy.

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Shortly after Lin and her friends turned to leave, the boy pulled a long silver knife out from his pocket and threw it towards them. Lin was hit right at the back of her head. According to Guangzhou Daily, the knife lodged in about 3 cm deep.

Lin was immediately rushed to a local hospital for treatment. After a short discussion regarding the method of treatment, doctors attending to Lin decided to hold her head still while they attempted to safely pull the foreign object out using tools. Lin is currently recovering, and will soon be discharged from the hospital once she is well.

Meanwhile, police have been able to track and apprehend the boy who threw the knife that lodged in Lin's head. But because he is only 13 and is too young to be held criminally liable, police released him. Instead, both families agreed to settle the matter outside of court. The boy’s father has reportedly paid most of Lin's 8,000 yuan (about $1,222 USD) treatment cost.

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