An 11-month-old girl with 12 needles inside her body will undergo further examination before doctors decide on the best way to proceed, according to Chen Hui, an official at Beijing Children's Hospital.

The girl, named Zixuan, from Gaotang county, Liaocheng, Shandong province, was moved to Beijing on Wednesday after an X-ray at a hospital on Monday revealed the needles in her abdomen and buttocks. Her condition was described as stable on Friday.

Meanwhile, Zixuan's aunt was taken to a hospital on Friday after she ingested pesticide, dzwww.com in Shandong reported.