Police in the northern Vietnamese province of Thai Binh on Wednesday afternoon said that they have filed charges against a private daycare center in Thai Binh City amidst allegations of torture at the facility.  

The daycare center in question is Sao Viet Daycare Center at 56 Tran Thu Do Street in Tien Phong Ward, Thai Binh City.

The center, licensed on July 3, 2020, is owned and operated by Le Thi Huong Giang, 33, from Thai Thuy District in the same province and operates under the management of the Bureau of Education and Training of Thai Binh City.

A video recently circulated on social media showed that a 11-month-old victim crying and struggling while a woman working at the daycare center stuffed a rag into his mouth and held his hand. 

Police say the incident occurred on April 6, 2021. 

The woman in the video does not have a pedagogical license and is Giang's younger sister, according to police officers.

The video was reportedly recorded by another teacher working at the daycare facility and uploaded to social media by a relative of the baby with the aim of creating a public outcry for authorities to take action.

The victim began attending the daycare center in March this year and has since been scared of directly contacting strangers and has lost weight, according to the relative.

The child’s family said on Tuesday that they had filed a request with authorities for clarification of the abuse, while Giang, the facility owner, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that she is currently working with the authorities regarding the case.

The People’s Committee of Thai Binh City suspended the center from operations the same day.

Based on documents they collected, the city’s police department has taken legal action against the daycare and is consolidating its file on the case before beginning legal proceedings against a specific suspect.

At the police station, Giang's younger sister -- Le Thi Lanh, 19 -- admitted all of her actions as shown in the video, saying that she wanted to stop the baby from crying.

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