What Happened in the Luckin Coffee Store Case?

A Luckin Coffee store manager was accused of an emotional entanglement with a 17-year-old summer part-time worker who later died after taking medication. Her family knelt outside a store in protest. Police found the girl bought the medication herself, ruled it no criminal case and declined to file charges; two mediations ended with the man saying he could not pay compensation.

The manager resigned after the incident drew wide attention on social platforms, and Luckin said it had not received related notice. The case raised questions about how coffee store chains oversee managers and underage part-time staff, and about where responsibility rests when a workplace relationship ends in tragedy.

Recently, news about a Luckin Coffee store manager having an emotional entanglement with a 17-year-old part-time girl, which ultimately led to the girl taking medication to commit suicide, sparked heated discussion on social platforms. The girl's family knelt in front of the store to protest, claiming that the store manager used his position to entice their underage daughter and allegedly forced her to have a relationship that led to pregnancy, causing enormous psychological pressure on the girl. After investigation, the police determined that the girl purchased the medication herself to commit suicide, that it did not constitute a criminal case, and therefore decided not to file it. The judicial authorities organized two mediations, but the man said he was unable to compensate. After the incident was exposed, the store manager involved resigned, and Luckin officially responded that it had not received any relevant notice. The truth of the incident and the attribution of responsibility still need to be further clarified.

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Recently, the topic #LuckinStoreManagerAccusedOfEnticing17YearOldGirlLeadingToHerSuicide# surged onto the trending list, quickly triggering widespread attention and discussion among netizens.

The matter began when a netizen uploaded a video on a social platform. In the video, a couple knelt in front of a Luckin Coffee store with sorrowful expressions, tearfully accusing the store manager of causing their daughter's suicide. In the footage, the man held up a sign with both hands that read, "Luckin store manager enticed his seventeen-year-old daughter, leading to her suicide by poisoning, and to date twelve days have passed without any handling," while the woman held the girl's portrait and cried uncontrollably.

Subsequently, multiple media outlets including Phoenix Technology and Baixing GuanZhu reported on the matter. It is understood that the girl who committed suicide was a summer part-time employee at the store. During work, she developed an emotional entanglement with the store manager, took medication to commit suicide on the 17th, and unfortunately passed away on the 20th.

After the incident, her family found chat records between her and the store manager on the girl's phone and discovered that the two had blocked each other multiple times and also repeatedly added each other back. From the chat screenshots provided by relatives, during the relationship the girl once asked the man, "What should I do about being pregnant twice?" and said things like, "I won't make it through." The man said in the chat, "Then I can only force you," and also sent the threat, "I might as well kill you."

(Image sourced from screenshots of the parties' chat records in media reports)

The girl's relatives told reporters that the store manager who had a relationship with the girl was already married and had children. The family believes that the store manager used his position to entice the underage girl working at the store. At the same time, judging from the chat records, the man allegedly forced the girl into an improper relationship and caused her pregnancy, bringing heavy psychological burden to the girl and ultimately making her choose suicide because she could no longer bear it.

In response, the grief-stricken family reported the case to the local police, hoping the man would bear the legal consequences he deserved for his actions. However, after investigation and evidence collection, the police concluded that the girl bought medication herself to commit suicide, that it did not constitute a criminal case, and therefore decided not to file it. In addition, after learning about the relevant situation, the local judicial authorities also organized two mediations for the parties involved.

The family stated that only the man attended both mediations. During the mediation process, he admitted that he bore responsibility, but directly stated that he had no money to compensate the girl's family. Because of the man's attitude of not fulfilling his responsibility, the girl's parents had no choice but to kneel at the entrance of the Luckin store to protest, wanting to seek justice for their daughter.

This action attracted many passing citizens to watch, and some netizens posted the recorded video on social media, which drew the attention of the local police station. Staff at the police station said they had sent people to handle the matter but did not disclose specific details. Media reporters called the man involved multiple times but received no response.

In addition, when staff at the store involved received a call from reporters, they said the man had already resigned and the store was still operating normally. Luckin customer service responded that it had not received any relevant notice and said, "In the absence of a specific notice from the official side, we suggest not believing or spreading rumors."

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