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Manhunt for accused child abuser
  • | nld, dtinews.vn | September 22, 2014 05:15 PM

Nghe An provincial police are searching for a local man accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old disabled boy.

On September 21, Colonel Mai Chien Thang, deputy head of the police force in Vinh City, said they were searching for a man named Nguyen Thanh Son, 42, for charges of kidnapping and child abuse.

The victim in this case, a 14-year-old boy named Tu, is being treated at Nghe An General Hospital. "He's been mute since birth and has severe injuries all over the body, even in the private parts. He is still traumatised after the incident, and his parents have to hold him down whenever we give him shots or clean his wounds," a nurse said.

Nguyen Van Tu in hospital

Nguyen Van Viet, head of Spine and Neurosurgery Faculty, said that doctors have not been able to determine with any certainty whether Tu was raped. "He was panicked and reacted very badly when we tried to check. The fact that he was calm when we treated other parts of the body leads us to believe there is high probability that sexual abuse occurred," he said.

According to Tran Thi Giang, Tu's mother, Nguyen Thanh Son was their neighbour and close acquaintance. Son had even expressed interest in adopting Tu. In mid August, they agreed to let Tu go on a trip with Son but later they were unable contact their son.

Son allegedly took Tu to a hotel where he kept him captive and abused the boy. On September 15, Son locked the door and left, only to call the hotel the next day to ask if Tu's family had been there to pick him up. When the hotel receptionist checked the room, Tu was lying on the floor.

Tu's parents said that later they received a message from Son admitting that he beaten Tu and asking for forgiveness. His mother said, "We borrowed VND7 million (USD333) from neighbours and relatives but Tu's treatment has gone over five days now. I don't know where to find the money to cover continued treatment for his injuries."

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