Discussing domestic violence

Allegations made against actor Jiang Jinfu put the spotlight on abuse, Xu Lin reports. 

Chinese actor Jiang Jinfu turned himself in to Tokyo police on Nov 28 after Japanese model Haruka Nakaura, whom he was dating, made allegations of domestic violence against him.

Nakaura had recently posted on her Instagram account photos of bruises that she alleged were from beatings by Jiang. A friend of hers posted Nakaura's medical certificate online, stating that she had bruises on her face, right leg, the back of her head and her chest, and that she would need more than a month to recover from the injuries.

In a Japanese television interview, Nakaura said that Jiang often physically assaulted her when he got angry.

In April, Jiang took a break from acting in Chinese TV series and films to pursue higher studies in Japan, where he met Nakaura.

Before Jiang gave himself up, he had expressed remorse and made a public apology to Nakaura on Sina Weibo, which attracted more than 266,000 comments.