A man in Nghe An was fined 15 million VND for beating his wife with a broom.

The People's Committee of Nghe An province has just issued a decision to administratively fine Mr. Nguyen Van H. (47 years old), in hamlet 4, My Son commune, Do Luong district, for beating his wife.

According to the penalty decision, Mr. H. used tools, means or other objects to cause injury to family members, as prescribed in Point a, Clause 2, Article 52 of Decree No. 144 of the Government. Specifically, according to the record drawn up by My Son Commune Police on May 29, 2023, Mr. H. used a broom with a wooden handle to beat his wife, causing injury. For this act, Mr. H. was fined 15 million VND by the People's Committee of Nghe An province.

In addition, Mr. H. was also forced to publicly apologize and pay all medical examination and treatment costs of 645,000 VND for his wife.

Also in Do Luong district, recently Mr. Hoang Quoc V. (53 years old), in Minh Hoa hamlet, Yen Son commune, was also administratively fined 15 million VND by the Provincial People's Committee for similar behavior. According to the leader of Yen Son commune, Mr. V. and his wife often had conflicts because they suspected that this man was having an affair. Recently, Mr. V. lost a sum of money, suspected his wife of stealing it, so he beat her. He used a wooden stick to beat his wife, causing her to be hospitalized.

In Nam Dan district, on June 27, 2023, the Provincial People's Committee decided to administratively fine Le Van C. (32 years old), in Trung Dong block, Nam Dan town 15 million VND for beating his wife. Specifically, Le Van C. used a metal-handled garbage shovel to beat his wife, causing injury. The Nam Dan town police recorded the incident as an administrative violation.

The leader of the People's Committee of Nam Dan town said that Le Van C. often drank and was violent towards his wife. The local authorities had warned him many times but he did not change./.