At the investigation agency, Tran Nhu Thuong confessed to having repeatedly abused the child after he used crystal meth.
On May 22, the leader of Lam Dong General Hospital said that the health of NNTC (born February 25, 2023, residing in Ward 3, Da Lat City) is still weak. Currently, C. is being treated intensively in the intensive care unit and still needs a ventilator and is nourished by milk transfusion.
Meanwhile, Tran Hoai Thuong (33 years old, residing in Ward 2, Da Lat City) - the person identified as abusing C. was ordered by the police to be urgently arrested to investigate the act of intentionally causing injury. The girl's mother, Nguyen Phuc Hong An (22 years old, residing in Ward 3, Da Lat City) was also investigated, but was released on bail to take care of C. who is being treated in the hospital.
C. is being treated at the hospital.
According to the initial investigation, Tran Nhu Thuong and Nguyen Phuc Hong An are two serious drug addicts. In 2016, Thuong was sentenced to 2 years in prison by the People's Court of Bao Loc City for illegal possession of drugs. In 2019, Thuong was prosecuted by Da Lat City Police and the Da Lat City People's Court issued a decision to send him to compulsory drug rehabilitation. In November 2021, Tran Nhu Thuong returned to his hometown and continued to use drugs.
Recently, Thuong has been in a relationship with Nguyen Phuc Hong An after An separated from her husband. They both live together in a rented room in Ward 1, Da Lat City.
At the investigation agency, Tran Nhu Thuong confessed that since An brought C. to live with him at the motel, Thuong had repeatedly abused the child after using crystal meth. Thuong repeatedly used his hands to hit the child's face, head, arms and legs, causing serious injuries.
At 1am on May 20, after using crystal meth in a rented room, Tran Nhu Thuong lifted the child up by the armpits to torture him by shaking him violently. This time, C. suffered severe trauma and fell into a deep coma. Fearing that C. would die, Tran Nhu Thuong took the child to Lam Dong General Hospital for emergency treatment and then fled.
Tran Hoai Thuong was arrested after abusing a 2-month-old baby.
On the evening of May 20, C. was taken to the emergency room at Lam Dong General Hospital. The child was admitted in a coma, with brain damage, multiple injuries, and a broken arm and femur.
At the hospital, the patient’s mother said the child had been beaten by a neighbor a week ago. However, seeing the girl’s unusual injuries, hospital leaders reported it to the authorities.
Upon receiving the news, the leaders of the Da Lat City People's Committee went to the hospital to visit the child and asked the police to clarify the incident. Da Lat City Police later determined that the girl was hospitalized due to abuse and the suspect in the incident was Tran Hoai Thuong.
According to VTC News