The "step-aunt" in the case of an 8-year-old girl was diagnosed by a criminal psychologist with Cinderella syndrome

In the past few days, the case of an 8-year-old girl being "handled" by her step-aunt has caused public outrage.

Regarding the case of an 8-year-old boy in Ho Chi Minh City being abused by his stepmother, causing a stir in public opinion, Le Bao Ngoc, a criminal psychology researcher from Multi Law Law Firm, said that perhaps many people knew the fairy tale Cinderella about a girl who was abused by her stepmother after her father remarried.

The above story is named by criminal psychology for the phenomenon of a stepmother/stepfather abusing a stepchild under the neglect or cover of the child's biological parents. The case of an 8-year-old girl being abused by her stepmother (Vo Nguyen Quynh Trang) and ignored by her biological father (Anh Th.) is typical of Cinderella syndrome.

According to a criminal psychology researcher, maybe Trang really hates what's left of her ex-wife. Because of that, she fired the family's longtime nanny because she had worked as a maid for the previous owner. All furniture related to Mr. Th's ex-wife can be seen. were all discarded by Trang. The only thing Trang can't get rid of is baby A.

Evolutionary psychology explains the phenomenon of stepmother hating her husband's stepchildren because the child does not carry her genes. But in this case, Trang hates baby A. and because in Trang's eyes, she is the embodiment of her mother.

The existence of A. always made Trang think of her biological mother and her sins. Although he won Mr. But surely Trang has been scolded by many people - including his ex-wife's family, as "the one who snatches her husband and destroys other people's families".

Human psychology is always sensitive to the condemnation of the surrounding. To strengthen herself, Trang will always pretend that she is fine on the outside, but deep inside, there are still negative impulses. These impulses will be vented out by Trang by bullying A. and her mother to prove herself a "winner".

According to VA's share, during the past 2 years, that mother only found the last chance to see her child after school. Knowing this, Trang angrily scolded the nanny, and after a while fired her. It is due to aggressiveness and honor. Trang always forbids and takes away the right to see baby A's mother. She knows that A.'s mother earnestly wants to be with her child, so she must forbid her mother to suffer.

Although she did not love A., Trang was forced to take care and teach the child at the request of Th. This was her chance to vent her anger and prove her position.

In her testimony, Trang said that she beat A. because she did her homework wrong. In fact, this is just an excuse. If the object is someone dear to her, Trang will not directly beat her so cruelly.

Besides Trang's selfishness, the coldness of her biological father makes people's spines cold. When working with the investigating agency, Th. admitted to knowing that Trang beat little A. But Th. do not show any objection or objection.

According to criminal psychology studies, in cases of stepmothers abusing stepchildren of their husbands, the husband's silent consent plays a huge role in creating favorable conditions for criminal acts to take place.

Although she feels uncomfortable with having to take care of her ex-wife's child, Trang will not immediately beat the child to death as soon as she comes to live, because she is still afraid of her biological father. little. Therefore, the first thing she did was quietly monitor the situation, starting with minor quarrels with the child.

If she finds out that the father doesn't care when she scolds the child - he even agrees and covers for her, then Trang won't have to hesitate anymore.

According to psychoanalysis, human nature has a tendency to want to attack, the reason why we are able to suppress violence is because of inhibition and self-control mechanisms that help people regulate emotions.

Once there is a problem with restraint and self-control, the tendency to attack becomes very strong. In cases where the stepmother wants to torture her stepchild, because she has observed and probed for a long time, the initial desire to attack will manifest into a violent act of violence if left unchecked.

Therefore, if Th. had taken drastic actions to protect their children could have prevented the crime. But he didn't do that.

The ideal environment for "Cinderella syndrome" to exist is a closed relationship where only stepmother - biological father - stepchild (or stepfather - biological mother - stepchild). If there are any extra-social actors disrupting this environment, for example relatives/teachers/neighbors/police/social activists... detect and intervene in time, the behavior violence will be prevented or reduced.

The case of an 8-year-old girl being abused: Did "step-aunt" and her biological father receive the appropriate sentence? Rosu00e908:18:59 05/05/2022Authorities determined Trang's behavior was dangerous to society. On May 4, the People's Procuracy of Ho Chi Minh City issued an indictment and prosecuted before the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City to try Nguyen Vo Quynh Trang (27 years old, from Gia Lai) for murder and...