At a regular press conference providing information on the socio-economic situation of Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of May 18, the press asked about the progress of the investigation into the case of a 3-year-old boy in Hoc Mon District who was forced to use suspected drugs.
Lieutenant Colonel Le Manh Ha, Deputy Chief of Staff of Ho Chi Minh City Police, said that the Ho Chi Minh City Police Department has issued a decision to initiate criminal proceedings, prosecute the accused and issue an order to detain Le Van Bam (44 years old, lover of the 3-year-old boy's mother) for illegal possession of drugs and torturing others.
At the same time, the Investigation Police Agency also prosecuted the defendant Nguyen Thi Thao Nguyen (23 years old, the biological mother of the 3-year-old boy) for torturing others; and decided to change the preventive measure from temporary detention to prohibition from leaving the place of residence for the defendant because Nguyen is 31 weeks pregnant.
Lieutenant Colonel Le Manh Ha at the press conference
Previously, on March 24, Ho Chi Minh City Police received and resolved a crime report from Mr. TMT (30 years old, residing in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City) about discovering clips recording scenes of his biological child TNAT (3 years old) showing signs of being abused and enticed and incited to use suspected drugs.
The house that Mr. T. informed is located in Ba Diem commune, Hoc Mon district. According to Mr. T., due to conflicts, since 2021, Mr. T.'s wife, Nguyen Thi Thao Nguyen, took her 2 children (TNAN - 5 years old and TNAT) and left to live as husband and wife with Le Van Bam.
At the end of 2022, after hearing that Nguyen was using illegal drugs, Mr. T. came to pick up TNAN, and TNAT continued to live with Nguyen.
On March 22, 2023, Mr. T. discovered a clip showing TNAT being forced by Nguyen and Bam to use suspected drugs, so he reported it to the police. At the same time, he posted the clip on social networking sites.
After clips recording TNAT showing signs of abuse and being forced to use suspected drugs were spread on social media, Bam and Nguyen deleted their Facebook accounts and took TNAT to many other locations.
Ho Chi Minh City police have directed police units and localities to resolutely deploy professional measures and investigations to quickly find the child and related people.
After nearly 2 days of urgent investigation at suspicious locations in An Giang, Ba Ria - Vung Tau provinces and several districts in Ho Chi Minh City, by the afternoon of March 26, the police discovered and arrested Bam and Nguyen while the two suspects were hiding in Tan An Hoi commune, Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City.
Searching Bam's residence, the police discovered and seized 0.21 grams of Methamphetamine along with tools for illegal drug use and a number of other related exhibits.
Conducting a quick test, the police discovered that Bam and Nguyen were positive for drugs; only TNAT was negative for drugs and in stable health.
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