Emergency arrest of "stepfather" brutally abusing 6-year-old child
Child D.XL (6 years old) was suspected of being brutally abused by his "fake stepfather" and had to be hospitalized in a serious condition with many bruises on his body.
On August 23, many pitiful images were circulated on social media about a child who was brutally abused by his "fake stepfather" and had to be hospitalized and is currently receiving special care at Hue Central Hospital. The child's body was bruised in many places, from the legs, arms, stomach to head, face...
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D.XL is suspected of being abused and brutally beaten by his "stepfather" with many bruises on his body. |
Through information verification, the child is D.XL (6 years old, son of Le Thi P., residing in Thuy Phu commune, Huong Thuy town, Thua Thien Hue province). The child is suspected of being beaten by his "fake stepfather" Nguyen Van Hieu (born in 1990, residing in Thuy Bang commune, Huong Thuy town).
Mr. Do Xuan Giao - Vice Chairman of Huong Thuy Town People's Committee said that the above case of violence has been known to the town leaders and is directing the police to verify and clarify.
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Legs suffered many serious injuries. |
By the evening of August 23, Huong Thuy Town Police had urgently arrested Nguyen Van Hieu for the crime of "Intentionally causing injury". Initial investigations determined that Hieu lived with Ms. P. as husband and wife and was the one who brutally beat L. - Ms. P.'s stepchild.
Ms. P. and Hieu live in a rented room in Huong Thuy town. The child who was beaten lives in this rented room. Currently, L. is still in poor health and is receiving special care.
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Nguyen Van Hieu has just been arrested by the police. |