9 year old boy beaten by father with electric wire, leaving bruises all over his body

Hai said that when he asked for a signature on the self-criticism form, his father used an electric wire to beat him, leaving him with many scars.

Reporting to the police, Ms. Pham Thi Lien (31 years old) said,In 2013, the couple separated after 9 years of living together. Hai and his brother went to live with his father and grandmother in Van Noi commune (Dong Anh, Hanoi). Two years ago, because his father beat him many times, Hai's brother went to live with his mother and grandparents.

On December 10, when a neighbor informed her that her son had been brutally beaten by his father, Ms. Lien left her job in Ho Chi Minh City to go to Hanoi to check.“When I metIt has been 10 days since the beating, but my child's body is still covered in bruises. Too shocked, I took my child to live with my grandmother," she said.

On the morning of December 13, the boy's body was covered with old and new wounds. Many purple-black marks were tens of centimeters long on his buttocks, thighs, and arms. Hai was still scared when people asked him about his father's beatings.

Talk toPV,The 9-year-old boy said that when he lived with his father, he had to do adult chores and was constantly beaten. The most recent beating was on December 2 when he asked his father to sign a self-criticism for talking in class. After being scolded, Hai was repeatedly beaten by his father with an electric cord on his hands and buttocks.

The boy's body was covered with wounds. Photo: Pham Du.

"I begged but my father did not forgive me. He forced me to lie face down and beat me, even bringing a knife to threaten to kill me," Hai said. He added that every time he beat me, my father locked the door and locked me in the house so no one knew what happened.

This afternoon, Hai and his mother were invited by the Van Noi commune police to come to the headquarters to give statements.

Mr. Tran Tuan Long (Hai's father) admitted that because his son had not studied hard recently, he "used a whip to hit him a few times". There was also a time when he threatened him with a knife to keep him from being spoiled. "The information that I have abused my son for many years is not true. I only hit him a few times when I was angry to discipline him. The bruises on his body were not all caused by me, but were boils," said Mr. Long.

He said he had received a notice from the commune police calling him in for questioning, but he was away and had just returned home and would report back later. "I sincerely apologize for beating my child and clarify the incorrect information. Beating my child is painful, not fun," the man said.

The boy was picked up by his mother and has been staying at his grandparents' house for the past few days. Photo: Pham Du.

On the afternoon of December 13, the Hanoi People's Committee announced the direction of Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung regarding the case of a 9-year-old child being abused by his father in Van Noi commune (Dong Anh district). The Chairman of the city requested the Director of Hanoi Police to direct the investigation and handle the case according to the law. The Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs will coordinate with Bac Tu Liem district and Dong Anh district to investigate the case and ensure the rights of the child according to the law. Report the results to the city before December 20.

Two days ago, also in Hanoi, a 10-year-old boy also reported that he was abused by his biological father and stepmother for nearly two years. The boy was not allowed towent to school, starved and was beaten repeatedly. The child then ran away from home to find his way back to his grandparents in a state of panic, with torn clothes. The doctor determined that the child had cracked ribs and a fractured skull.

* Baby boy's name has been changed

According to VNE