A woman in northern Vietnam is being questioned by police for hanging her five-year-old foster daughter by the hands from a house beam as punishment for allegedly stealing a box of milk.

Footage of the torturous punishment was uploaded on social media on Saturday morning, sparking a wave of criticism from netizens.

Le Chi Thai, deputy chairman of Vinh Tuong District, Vinh Phuc Province, confirmed the incident to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Monday, saying that the girl’s relatives had picked her up from the foster family. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnamese foster mother ties child’s hands, suspends from beam over stolen milk box” →