The step-aunt cried and answered "yes" to show her education - her biological father lost weight significantly at the trial.

Unlike the atrocities at the hands of 8-year-old VA, defendant Nguyen Vo Quynh Trang surprised when answering in front of the judge. However, this did not help "step-aunt" escape harsh criticism from public opinion.

On the morning of July 21, the first-instance trial of the criminal case of the stepmother and biological father abusing an 8-year-old girl officially took place at the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh. During 1 year of monitoring as well as receiving information from authorities and lawyers. Everyone was indignant at the barbaric acts and despicable motives from the two defendants. If step-aunt Quynh Trang faces the highest sentence for murder and torture of others. Particularly, Nguyen Kim Trung Thai's biological father was asked by a lawyer to change his crime from torturing others and hiding crimes to murder to reclaim justice for the victim's family.

From early on, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court gate was attended by hundreds of people from all over the province. In Hanoi, many people hung posters and pictures of baby VA marching through a major street in the capital to raise their voices, wishing for a proper sentence for their father and step-aunt.

For the first time facing the biological mother of baby VA after causing a tragic murder. Step-aunt Nguyen Vo Quynh Trang constantly bowed her head, wore a mask, was escorted to the court room. There is no longer a brazen look like a tormentor. The 27-year-old step-aunt surprised when she answered concisely and decisively about her personal background. Especially always accompanied by "yes" sentences before the court. However, this did not assuage public anger. In a few moments, the reporter also captured the moment Trang burst into tears. Netizens wonder if these are tears of regret or fear because of their not-so-good ending.

Baby VA's biological father also attracts attention with his obvious weight loss appearance. Meeting his ex-wife again, he is like a mistress who can only bow silently. From a citizen with a bright career, studying abroad is now facing a labor cycle. More specifically, the victim is Thai's biological daughter.

At the victim's seat, VA's biological mother constantly burst into tears, mourning the passing of her daughter. Ms. Vu Thi Thuy (VA's grandmother) said she went from Vung Tau to Ho Chi Minh City yesterday to follow the trial. "Since the incident happened, I am very heartbroken, I hope the court will judge the right person, the right crime, hope the court executes the death penalty for Nguyen Kim Trung Thai," Ms. Thuy shared.

Some Netizen comments:

- Yes, no, my God. Listen to the translation immediately, so docile

- The voice sounds so docile and gentle

- It's so weird to hear him say my name but I don't know it

- Soft voice, so polite, but AAC.

- Having learned to eat but think cruelly with his own children. now standing in front of the horseshoe humiliating all the relatives of the country

- 1 hour is fine, 2 hours is fine... why are you so polite and well-mannered

-I'll answer any question fluently so I don't have a mental illness

The indictment determined that Trang had an affair with Thai after the man divorced. While living together in the apartment, Thai entrusted her daughter, NTVA (8 years old) to Trang to take care and teach. After that, Trang ordered a rattan whip to "teach" her husband's children. When the whip was broken, Trang switched to hitting the baby with a 90cm long wooden stick. Authorities determined that there was a day when Trang beat the baby VA in a state of not wearing clothes. The woman forced the VA into the doghouse, kneeling in it.

On December 7, 2021, Trang forced VA to kneel, raise her hands high, and beat her with a whip. Thai sat on the bed and witnessed the same scolding, VA had to kneel to study. Before the trial took place, the lawyer protecting the interests of NTVA's family said that he had sent a petition to the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City to return additional investigation files, requesting a change of crime against Nguyen Kim Trung Thai. and Nguyen Vo Quynh Trang from Torture to Murder.

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