According to Lianhe Wanbao, a fidget spinner exploded while it was spinning at high velocity, causing a fragment to fly at the young boy who was playing with it.

The boy and his father had used a compressed-air gun to make the toy spin faster, causing it to suddenly explode. Fragments shot around the room.

One of the fragments, travelling at high velocity, hit the young boy's face in the philtrum (the space between the nose and the upper lip).

The boy was sent to be hospital, where he received 13 stitches.

Netizens speculate that the boy's spinner is of the metal variety, as a plastic spinner is unlikely to cause such a grievous injury.

A fidget spinner is a palm-sized toy designed to spin effortlessly along its axis. It supposedly helps the fidgeter to focus by relieving their nervous energy when fiddling with it. Since last year, the toy has been rapidly gaining popularity.

Top image adapted from Lianhe Zaobao