Father beats 10 year-old son unconscious

Scratches and bruises were found on the body of Tran Ngoc Bao

Dong Nai province’s Department of Social Welfare and Child Protection on Saturday received a 10 year-old boy with serious injuries which were allegedly caused by his father.

Scratches and bruises were found on the body of Tran Ngoc Bao, a fourth-grader in Long Binh Tan Ward in Bien Hoa City in the southeastern province of Dong Nai.

Bao’s mother Le Thi Thu Hoai said his father had beaten him.

According to Hoai, who is now divorced, on April 8, Bao’s father, Tran Ngoc Chuong, a lieutenant who is working for a military unit, banged a firewood log on Bao’s head, face and back until he was unconscious after finding the boy didn’t do his homework.

Hoai said she had divorced Chuong earlier this year because of his violent temper. He had beaten her repeatedly since she gave birth to Bao.

After the divorce, Chuong wanted to take care of Bao and Hoai agreed. Yet, she later found Chuong beating Bao several times.

Doctors at the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital of Pediatrics said Bao had abdominal injuries.

Pham Thi Le Thuy, Deputy Director of the Dong Nai social welfare and child protection department said the department had asked the mother to file a complaint so that the department could report the case to the police.

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