Hoa Binh Seeing two boys cycling past the gate of the house, showing signs of fatigue, hunger, and blistered feet, Mr. Chuan called them into the house to give them food and drink and reported to the Mai Chau district police.
Mr. Ha Van Chuan in Thung Khe hamlet, Thanh Son commune, Mai Chau district said he discovered the two boys at 5:30 p.m. on April 18.
Mr. Bui Van Duy, a district police officer, said that in their initial conversation, the two children said they could not remember their full names. The taller boy who identified himself as his brother said his name was Chu, 15 years old, and his younger brother, Hinh, was about 13 years old. The children also could not remember the address of the village or commune where they lived, only saying they were in Muong Cha (suspected to be Muong Cha district, Dien Bien province).
The two brothers Chu (left) and Hinh (right) were taken to the headquarters by Mai Chau district police for care after being discovered by local residents on the evening of April 18. Photo: Mai Chau district police
The two boys also said they were half-brothers. Their father's name was Vu A Khu, Chu's mother was Giang Thi Giong, and Hinh's mother was Thao Thi Su. Since their father died and their mother went to work far away, the two brothers collected scrap metal to make a living and lived in a temporary tent on the side of the road, but the address was unknown.
"We only have the most basic information because the two boys are Mong ethnic people and do not speak or understand Kinh language fluently," said Mr. Duy.
The two brothers Chu and Hinh rode their bicycles from Muong Cha (suspected to be Muong Cha district, Dien Bien province) to Hanoi to find their mother. Photo: Mai Chau district police
That same evening, Hinh and Chu were taken to headquarters to arrange accommodation and have their health checked. The unit also assigned officers who were fluent in the Mong language to encourage the children and to collect more information to assist in the search for their relatives.
By the morning of April 19, when his health and spirit were stable, Chu added that he had started going to Hanoi about two weeks ago, after an acquaintance (who was not clear) gave him two old bicycles. Neither of them knew the way to the capital, so they decided to follow the main road, asking for directions as they went.
Mai Chau district police contacted Muong Cha district police and the education department of Muong Cha district, Dien Bien province to verify the information and find relatives of the two brothers, but by the afternoon of April 19, there were no results.
Quynh Nguyen
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