Father burns son’s legs over theft allegations in north-central Vietnam
Friday, October 07, 2022, 17:00 GMT+7
Authorities in Quang Binh Province, north-central Vietnam have booked a 35-year-old man for lighting his eight-year-old son’s legs on fire following a neighbor’s accusation that the child had stolen their money.
Doctors at Bo Trach General Hospital in Quang Binh’s Bo Trach District diagnosed the child, Nguyen T.T., with third-degree burns.
The incident occurred on October 2 when T.’s 35-year-old father Nguyen Anh Tuan returned to his family home in Hoa Trach Commune, Bo Trach District and a neighbor told him that T. had stolen money from their house to buy toys.
Tuan, who was drunk at the time, then took straw and petrol and used them to light the boy’s legs on fire.
Tuan’s mother immediately extinguished the fire and rushed T. to a local medical station for first aid, but the child’s injuries required further treatment at Bo Trach General Hospital.
Local authorities summoned Tuan after the incident, and the man admitted to his wrongdoing and expressed regret, according to Phan Thanh Lam, chairman of Hoa Trach Commune.
Since Tuan and his wife separated, Tuan has been raising T. and their other child on his own while living with his mother, Lam added.
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