Nghe An woman reunites with family after 24 years of being tricked and sold to China
(Baonghean.vn) - For 24 years, Lan was tricked and sold as a wife to many men. She tried to escape many times but failed until she was rescued.
On the afternoon of July 18, hundreds of people in Nghi Thinh commune (Nghi Loc district) poured into the streets to witness the reunion of Ms. Le Thi Lan (43 years old) with her family. The reunion took place in tears. Ms. Lan was rescued by Nghe An police in coordination with the Blue Dragon Children's Organization from Guangxi province (China) after 24 years of being tricked and sold.
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| The reunion took place in tears. Photo: TV |
According to Ms. Lan, in 1995, while working part-time, she was tricked by a woman and sold to a man in Guangxi province for 3,000 yuan. At that time, she was just 19 years old. Having been bought as a wife, Ms. Lan tried many times to escape back to her country but was unsuccessful.
Speaking to Nghe An Newspaper reporter, Mr. Ta Van - Chief Lawyer of Blue Dragon Children's Organization said that during her time in China, Ms. Lan was sold and resold many times by many owners. "She also escaped many times to near the border, but then all her luggage was robbed. She did not have any identification papers so she had to accept it," said Mr. Van - the person who directly brought Ms. Lan back to reunite with her family.
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| Many people came to share joy with Lan's family. Photo: TV |
In early July 2019, Ms. Lan accidentally learned that a Vietnamese woman had also been tricked and sold to China. This person helped her share the video on social media in the hope that she could find her family. In the video clip that went viral online, although her mother tongue was not clear, Ms. Lan still remembered her mother's name, father's name and hometown in Nghi Thinh commune (Nghi Loc). From then on, clues about her family gradually became clear because relatives in her hometown knew that she was still alive.
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| The day she was tricked and sold, Lan was just 19 years old, her father and younger brother were still alive. Upon returning home, the first thing she did was burn incense for her relatives. Photo: TV |
"Within just 48 hours of receiving information about this case, we successfully organized a rescue to bring the victim back to her hometown. However, due to being tricked and sold many times, when the rescue team approached, Ms. Lan still did not trust us. It took us a long time to convince her," said the Chief Lawyer of the Blue Dragon Children's Organization.
Nghe An police also received Ms. Lan's complaint to investigate the ring that tricked and sold this woman to China.
