A 4-year-old girl was repeatedly beaten by her stepfather for a month, continuously starved for days until she was hospitalized with more than 99% body damage.
A 2-year-old boy was hospitalized with a liver contusion, pancreatic rupture, and multiple injuries due to brutal abuse by his biological mother and her partner.
A 2-year-old boy in Hoa Hiep commune (formerly Ba Ria - Vung Tau) was allegedly assaulted by his mother and her partner, leaving him in a coma with multiple injuries. Authorities discovered and rescued him.
Phung Van San is being held on suspicion of beating his 12-year-old son with an electric cord, forcing him to stand in the house, and concealing the child's death.
A former elementary school baseball coach has been convicted of child abuse and fined 3 million won (over 52 million VND) for pinching a student's cheek for about five seconds.