Police in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap have arrested a man for brutally torturing his nine-month-old stepdaughter and said they will file charges.
Following a tip-off from a neighbor, a health officer in Long Hau commune, Lai Vung District, found Nguyen Thi Nhu Y covered in bruises and scorch marks.
The police later found out she was beaten by her mother, Nguyen Thi Xuan Lan, and 34-year-old stepfather, Le Thanh Tam.
They said the couple admitted to beating the baby with Tam capturing the gruesome images on his phone camera.
Le Xuan Lang, chief of district police, said: “It was painful to see those ruthless acts in the seized cellphone.”
Police said the mother will be summoned for questioning after the baby has recovered.
Lan has been allowed to take care of her daughter in hospital.
Dr Nguyen Van Ve of Dong Thap General Hospital said the baby has bruises and wounds all over her legs and feet.
“She has burn marks as if someone pressed a fire into her skin, and they are getting infected,” he said.
Tran Van Hung, chairman of Long Hau commune, said since the family lived rather quietly, no one knew about the brutality until the neighbor discovered it.
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