The old woman investigated for murdering her 20-day-old grandchild made multiple mistakes.
Mrs. Xuan said she was so engrossed in watching TV that she accidentally dropped her grandchild on the floor and fell on top of her. From then on, she continued to make a series of mistakes.
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Police examine the scene. Photo: Lam Son. |
On the morning of December 6, Thanh Hoa Provincial Police prosecuted Ms. Pham Thi Xuan (65 years old) for murder, according to Article 93 of the Penal Code.
Colonel Khuong Duy Oanh, Deputy Director of Thanh Hoa Provincial Police, said the autopsy results determined the cause of death of the 20-day-old victim was suffocation.
"The baby's airway was blocked," said Colonel Oanh, adding that the investigation agency determined that Ms. Xuan alone caused the incident with her grandchild.
Police said that on the evening of November 25, Ms. Xuan was watching a movie while holding her sleeping grandchild on a wooden bench in the living room. The child's mother was working in the bedroom. Her son, Mr. Thuan, went to pick up his eldest son from a martial arts class about 500 meters from their home.
When the baby woke up, Mrs. Xuan stood up and walked to lull him back to sleep. Because she was still watching TV, when she walked, she tripped and fell forward.She slipped and caused her grandson to fall to the floor. She also fell on top of the child.
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The investigation agency took Ms. Xuan's statement. Photo: Lam Son. |
VThe grandmother sat up and picked up the baby and saw that he was gasping for breath, milk flowing out of his mouth. Thinking that the baby would not survive, she had the idea of covering him up.hide by covering the child's face with a blanket.
Seeing her grandchild motionless, Mrs. Xuan put the body in a bag and made up a story about a masked man and woman breaking into the house, drugging the child, and stealing the child. The next day, Mrs. Xuan secretly put the body in a sack and took it to the garbage dump to dispose of it.
According to Colonel Oanh, cThe investigation agency will clarify the nature of the case, especially the motive, the purpose of the crime and other related details to conclude the exact crime. Thanh Hoa police affirmed that they will clarify other related contents as soon as possible.
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Suspect Pham Thi Xuan. Photo: Lam Son. |
By houseAuthorities, Ms. Xuan Hoang reported that at about 6:45 p.m. on November 25, she was holding her 20-day-old grandchild in her son's house in Bim Son town when two masked men on a motorbike rushed in and controlled her. The man used a knife to threaten her, while the woman used her hands to grab her hair and cover her mouth. They then grabbed the baby girl and left the house.
While authorities were investigating this report, on November 27, the girl's body was discovered in a sack at the central landfill of Bim Son town, with her father's name and phone number written on the outside.
After three days of investigation, the police suspected that Ms. Xuan was the one who murdered her 20-day-old grandson and detained her.
According to VNE
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