Prosecution and temporary detention of stepmother who abused her husband's stepchild to death

Regarding the death of the girl NTVA (8 years old) residing at Saigon Pearl apartment building, the Investigation Police Agency of Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City announced that it has issued a decision to prosecute the case, prosecute the accused, and temporarily detain Nguyen Vo Quynh Trang (26 years old, from Gia Lai) for the crime of torturing others.

Through investigation, Binh Thanh District Police determined that VA lived with her biological father and Trang (Mr. Th’s fiancée) in the apartment building. During their time together, VA was beaten by Trang for a long time.

Nguyen Vo Quynh Trang was identified as the person who abused baby VA, leading to her death. (Photo: Provided by the police)

As reported, earlier, at about 7:45 p.m. on December 22, a hospital in Binh Thanh district receivedemergencyA girl was unconscious, had cardiac arrest, stopped breathing and died before being admitted to the hospital. Realizing the abnormality, the hospital reported it to the authorities of Binh Thanh district.

Through the autopsy, the authorities noted that the child had many large bruises on his body, some of which were stitched and faded on his face. From the extensive bruises, the authorities suspected that the child had been abused, leading to his death.

Relatives and residents of Saigon Pearl apartment building light candles in memory of baby VA (Photo: TQ)

Some people living in this apartment building said that on the afternoon of December 22, they heard A. screaming and being beaten, and that they had heard her being tortured and beaten many times before. Based on the statements of some people and the forensic results, the investigation agency urgently arrested Trang to serve the investigation./.