The case of a son and his wife beating their nearly 90-year-old mother needs to be dealt with seriously.
Mr. Vo Quoc Tuan and his wife did not take good care of their elderly mother but also often scolded and beat her with their hands and sticks.
Recently, a clip of more than 20 seconds was posted on social networks about an old woman in An Thanh Thuy commune, Cho Gao district (Tien Giang province) being beaten by her cruel son and daughter-in-law, causing outrage in public opinion.
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| Mrs. Pham Thi Loan used her hand to hit her mother-in-law. |
According to the verification results of the People's Committee of An Thanh Thuy, Cho Gao district, the victim was Ms. Vo Thi Dung (88 years old, residing in An Khuong hamlet, An Thanh Thuy commune). Her son is Mr. Vo Quoc Tuan (56 years old) and daughter-in-law is Pham Thi Loan (57 years old), both residing in An Khuong hamlet, An Thanh Thuy commune.
Mrs. Vo Thi Dung has 3 children, 1 boy and 2 girls. 2 years ago, Mrs. Dung moved in with her son and daughter-in-law. Due to her old age and dementia, there are often conflicts in personal life between Mrs. Dung and her son and daughter-in-law.
It is worth mentioning that Mr. Vo Quoc Tuan and his wife did not take good care of their mother but also often cursed and beat her with their hands and sticks. The act of mistreating the old woman was recorded on camera by Ms. Vo Thi Kim Phuong - Ms. Dung's daughter.
The images in the clip clearly show: while cleaning her mother-in-law, Ms. Loan used her hands and a stick to hit her hips, buttocks, and even slapped her in the face; dragged her on the bed, accompanied by rude words.Mr. Tuan also hit the mother's back mercilessly.
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| Mr. Vo Quoc Tuan witnessed his wife beating his elderly mother. (Photo: cut from clip provided by family) |
When the incident was discovered, the authorities and organizations of An Thanh Thuy commune came to investigate, visit, and encourage the family to take care of the elderly and not mistreat them. Currently, a daughter of Ms. Vo Thi Dung has taken her in to raise her.
Local people were very upset by this action; they requested that the authorities take strict measures to deal with the disrespectful and violent behavior towards the elderly mother of Mr. Vo Quoc Tuan and Ms. Pham Thi Loan.
On February 27, Colonel Nguyen Hong Huu, Chief of Cho Gao District Police, said he had directed forces to verify and clarify the case of elder abuse in order to take measures to handle it according to the law.
