Woman ties 8-year-old child to electric pole and beats him, claims it was because he didn't study

The Investigation Police Agency of District 12, Ho Chi Minh City, said that it has clarified the details related to the case of a woman tying an 8-year-old child to an electric pole and beating him.

Initially, suspect Le Thi Diem Trang (35 years old, residing locally) admitted to child abuse.

Suspect Le Thi Diem Trang was urgently arrested for investigation and handling of the act of "Child abuse". Photo: CA

During the search, the police seized the following evidence: 1 broom with a blue plastic handle, 75cm long; 1 black leather belt, 3.5cm wide, 1.2m long; 1 bamboo chopstick, 35cm long, 1cm in diameter and 1 Internet cable, 3.2m long... which were the objects that Trang used to tie up and beat the child TPCT (8 years old).

According to the investigation, T. is the stepchild of Mr. Pham Tien C. (52 years old), currently living with Mr. C.'s family in Quarter 3, An Phu Dong Ward, District 12. Because Mr. C. and his wife are busy working, since T.'s summer vacation (June until now), Mr. C. has left T. with a neighbor, Trang, to take care of and tutor him...

Trang confessed that because T. was disobedient and refused to study, she had beaten the child more than 10 times since then, but Trang could not remember the exact date. Three of the times Trang abused T. were witnessed by a little girl, T.'s older sister.

According to Trang, on those occasions, Trang forced T. to lie face down on the floor and used objects such as brooms, belts, bamboo chopsticks, etc. to hit his buttocks.

Regarding the incident that was discovered, Trang gave a detailed statement that at around 4:00 p.m. on August 23, Trang was tutoring T. with her homework but discovered that the boy refused to do his homework. In a fit of anger, Trang cursed and stripped T. of his clothes, dragged him out to the front of the house, and used an Internet cable to tie him to an electric pole.

Suspect Trang confessed that since being asked to look after and tutor the child, she has beaten him more than 10 times. Photo: Cut from clip

Then, Trang used a broom with a blue plastic handle, 75cm long, to hit T. 7 times. T. managed to escape from the ropes and ran around crying. Trang chased after him and used the broom to hit him nearly 30 times on many parts of his body.

The incident was recorded by a security camera in the residential area and witnessed by several residents, so they were upset and reported it to the local police. The police intervened and determined that there were clear signs of child abuse, so they urgently arrested Trang for investigation.

The police inspected and discovered 15 bruises on T.'s body caused by Trang using a broom to beat him.