Two people who sexually assaulted and abused a 12-year-old girl were prosecuted
Hoang Thi Minh Huyen and her lover Pham Thanh Tung were accused of sexually abusing and torturing their stepchild for a long time in Ha Cau ward, Ha Dong district.
On February 21, Tung, 31 years old, was prosecuted and detained for 4 months by Ha Dong District Police (Hanoi) to investigate the crime.Rape of a person under 16 years old,According to Clause 2, Article 142 of the Penal Code. Huyen, 34 years old, was prosecuted and released on bail for the crime ofTorture the child,according to clause 2 article 185.
At noon that same day, the police took Tung and Huyen to conduct a crime scene investigation. Both were accused of abusing and torturing a 12-year-old girl, Huyen's biological daughter.
In addition, Huyen is being prosecuted in another case of illegal drug trafficking, the case has been transferred to the People's Court of Ha Dong district awaiting trial.
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| The girl was purple all over after being beaten by her mother. Photo:Family provided. |
The 12-year-old victim is the second daughter in a family of five siblings. She is in 6th grade and lives with her mother along with her two younger siblings. She said that many times Huyen's mother used water pipes, clothes hangers, and steel ropes to beat her. "Every time my mother got angry or I did something wrong or disobeyed, she was beaten. My mother and I lived in a small house at the end of the village, so no one could hear me crying and begging," she said.
Since early 2020, Huyen has been in a relationship with Tung and has a child together who is now 1 month old. "One day in mid-2020, Uncle Tung came to visit but I was home alone so he assaulted me. I resisted but failed and was also threatened and asked to keep it a secret. From then until early this year, I was forced to do adult things at home many times but did not dare tell anyone," the 12-year-old girl said.
In mid-January, when Huyen discovered the incident, she used tape to tie her daughter’s hands and feet, forced her to lie face down on the bed, and beat her. From 12 noon until evening, her mother cut her hair and beat her many times with an iron wire. The girl was later taken by her uncle to the Ha Cau Ward Police Station to report.
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| Authorities conduct a crime scene investigation at Huyen's house on the morning of February 21. Photo: Pham Du |
A relative said that Huyen had 5 children with 5 men, and only officially registered her marriage with the first man. "During the time the mother and children lived together, Huyen beat the children many times, so in January, I took the two children home to take care of them," the relative said, adding that Huyen was the main breadwinner but her job was unstable and "often showed abnormal signs due to suspected drug use."
