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Written by: Zhu Dixin
2021-03-04 16:34
Last update date: 2021-03-04 16:34
The case of a 5-year-old girl suspected of being tortured and murdered by her father and stepmother was retrial. The girl’s mother appeared in court to testify. She claimed that the eldest son and her ex-wife had been taken care of by her since birth. She also referred to her eldest son, the girl His own father also loves Tin's daughter, even if corporal punishment is imposed, the intensity is not too great.
However, a few months before the incident, her son suddenly said that she was going to move away with her children, without telling her the address. For a time, she was unable to contact the eldest son and asked the police for help.
She also said that her grandson is cheerful, and she will not refute her stepmother. She is "a child who is loved by others." She mentioned that she couldn't help but choke at this time.
Three defendants: the male defendant (29 years old, shipping worker) is the father of boy X and girl Z involved; the female defendant (30 years old, housewife) is the second wife of the male defendant, that is, the stepmother of X and Z ; The third defendant (56 years old, accounting clerk), is the mother of the female defendant.
The male and female defendants were charged with one count of murder, alleging that they murdered girl Z on January 6, 2018.
The third defendant denied four counts of cruel treatment of children, accusing her of deliberately torturing and neglecting X and Z from August 10, 2017 to January 6, 2018.
Boy X and girl Z were 8 and 5 years old at the time of the incident.
She said she had to take care of the defendant’s daughter Y
The woman who gave evidence behind the screen revealed that the male defendant in this case (hereinafter referred to as the eldest son) was her eldest son.
The eldest son and his ex-wife M have X and Z, and their family of four lives in a public housing unit with Madam.
After the birth of the two younger siblings, they were mainly taken care of by Xiu Xiu.
After the eldest son and M divorced, he married the female defendant for a long time and moved in with Y, the daughter of the female defendant and her ex-husband, in 2016.
Xiu Xi has also taken care of Y since then.
She pointed out that both the eldest son and the female defendant had to go to work and would check the children's homework after get off work.
Girl Z once called her father good Xiqu
She described Sun Tsai X as calm, not naughty, but a bit lazy.
As for her granddaughter Z, Xiu Xiu described her as an outgoing, self-sufficient person, and she likes to be in touch with others, and she agrees that Z is "a child who is loved by others."
When Mia Ma mentioned Z's character, her voice choked for a while.
She pointed out that Z would follow the request of Xiu Xiu and her eldest son, and explained that "because my father is so good about Xiqu."
As for what the female defendant said, Z "doesn't refute, he will listen."
She also pointed out that the eldest son would beat his children's hands and feet, or use small bamboo branches to impose physical punishment.
But she thinks that "being a father, I won't be so vigorous," and she didn't stop it because she didn't fight too many times each time.
The eldest son suddenly said he wanted to move out without telling the real reason
By 2017, the eldest son suddenly stated that he would move out, but did not mention the official reason, only that he wanted to give his children a complete family.
She was so angry that she deleted the mobile communication application and even said regretfully to the eldest son: "It's okay to come and go." Before the eldest son moved away, she did not inform her of her new address, nor did she answer her phone.
Call the police for help and contact the eldest son
Fearing about the situation of a pair of younger siblings, Madam said that she and her two other sons had been to the school in November 2017 and asked the school to provide the new address of the eldest son's family, but the school refused.
She and others once again reported to the police station. The police called the first defendant but no one answered.
After the eldest son called the police officer, she talked to the eldest son, and the eldest son promised to answer her calls in the future.
The eldest son also answered his phone and said that X and Z were innocent, but X was still running in with the female defendant.
Case Number: HCCC28/2020
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