In 2017, Nghe An had 58 cases of wives abusing their husbands.

The locality with the highest number of cases of wife abuse against husband is Ky Son 21/81 (domestic violence cases); Anh Son has 17/59 cases; Dien Chau 5/21 cases.

Also according to the report of the Department of Culture and Sports, in 601 cases of domestic violence, there were 322 cases of physical violence; 232 cases of mental violence; 46 cases of economic violence. Of which, 58 victims were male and 54 were female.

Defendant Lo Thi Dong - Nghia Lac - Nghia Dan was sentenced to 60 months in prison for beating her husband, causing 43% injury. Photo: document

Over the past year, all levels, sectors and localities have taken many measures to prevent domestic violence, however, the violence still tends to increase and the number of recorded cases is still very small compared to the reality happening in the province.

Conciliation and education have only modest effects in domestic violence cases. Photo: Internet

At the 2017 task summary meeting, the Provincial Family Work Committee informed that the Committee has coordinated with local authorities of districts, cities and towns to approach and criticize 481 people, educate 17 people, and prohibit contact with 14 people who have committed brutal acts of violence against their spouses, children, or parents...

Also in the 601 cases discovered, the functional sector and local government detained and administratively punished 33 people, and criminally prosecuted 4 people.

Local authorities have established 1,357 counseling facilities and provided counseling to 238 people who regularly commit violence against their spouses and 288 victims of domestic violence.