1 year old girl had her leg broken by her adoptive mother with a piece of wood
Because the baby had a poor appetite, the foster mother used a piece of wood to break the baby's leg and took him to the hospital for emergency treatment. After examination, the victim was found to have a 58% disability.
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Girl's leg broken by adoptive mother. Photo:Cinnamon Border. |
On April 13, District 9 Police (HCMC) announced that they had prosecuted Nguyen Thi My Lan (33 years old) for child abuse. Because Lan is raising a child under 36 months old, she was released on bail.
Through investigation, in early 2018, Lan saw Nguyen Ba Duy (26 years old, from Thanh Hoa) and Nguyen Thi Van (29 years old, from Dak Nong) and their 3 children rent a room on Street 44, Phu Huu Ward, District 9. Seeing that they were in difficult circumstances, Lan talked to them and gave them 1.8 million VND to pay for the rent. About a month later, she continued to give Duy another million VND to go back to his hometown to visit his family.
With no stable job, Duy and his wife's life was constantly difficult, so Lan advised sending their children to the temple or to other infertile people. Ms. Van said that if she gave them away, it would only be to Lan and not to anyone else, but her husband seemed to disagree.
Lan saw that and said, "You guys want me to give you money, right?" Then she gave 5 million VND to Duy and took an older girl to raise. Duy and his wife then took the other two children to an unknown place.
While raising the baby, she often cried, so Lan got angry and used a plastic cup and pot to hit her back and head. On the night of March 7, 2018, when her niece refused to eat, Lan used a piece of wood to hit her leg. She later found that her leg was broken, so she took her to Children's Hospital 2 for treatment.
Lan used her biological daughter's birth certificate to complete the hospital admission procedures. During the treatment, the doctor suspected the child was abused and reported it to the police.
Through examination, the victim suffered a fractured left femur and multiple soft tissue injuries. In addition, there were many old wounds on his arms, legs... with a total injury rate of over 58%.
Authorities have not yet determined whether the girl is the biological child of Duy and his wife, so they have sent her to the Social Protection Center for care.