6 and a half years in prison for drug-addicted father who threw child from roof
(Baonghean.vn) - That was the sentence for a drug-addled father who dragged and carried his own son back and forth on the roof, put the tip of a pair of scissors to his son's neck, and then dropped his son from a height of 3.95 meters, causing minor injuries.
Video shows young man suspected of being high on drugs throwing his son from the 2nd floor
(Baonghean.vn) - A man wearing only underwear carried a baby with one hand while walking on the roof, causing the baby to fall onto the corrugated iron roof.
Vinh City People's Court has just tried Le Ngoc Ha (born 1985), residing in Block 11, Hong Son Ward, Vinh City, for the crimes of disturbing public order and child abuse.
According to the indictment of the Vinh City People's Procuracy, the defendant had a family conflict with his wife, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, and used crystal meth. At about 9:45 a.m. on November 21, 2018, Ha carried his biological son, Le Ngoc Hai D., to the boarding house of Tran Thi Yen's family, No. 12, Lane 2, Nguyen Thuc Tu Street, Tan Hoa Block, Vinh Tan Ward, and then climbed up to the roof of the 3rd floor.
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| Defendant Le Ngoc Ha at the trial. Photo: Hai Yen |
Ha dragged and carried Dang back and forth, lifted him up and down, and put the iron scissors to Dang's neck, threatening to stab him. At the same time, he passed Dang from one hand to the other, then dropped Dang onto the corrugated iron roof below, a height of 3.95 meters, causing Dang to be slightly injured, panicked, and crying.
At the trial, the defendant confessed to all of his crimes. Considering that this was a serious case, the defendant recklessly committed the crime, directly infringed on public order and safety, as well as caused harm to the health, spirit and normal development of children, applying the provisions of the Penal Code, Vinh City Court sentenced defendant Le Ngoc Ha to 6 years and 6 months in prison.
