Last Updated on 22/08/2024 by Ankita
Most people vent their hatred and anger on those who are weaker than them. Similarly, innocent children who are not at fault suffer in the fights of elders in the family. Recently, a heartbreaking case related to this came to light where a man made his own children under the age of 7 sit in the middle of a busy road. Surprisingly, he did all this to teach a lesson to his wife who had left him.
Children under 7 years of age were sitting in the middle of the road
According to the SCMP report, the incident took place on August 15 when a police officer spotted these children while patrolling in Foshan, Guangdong province. According to the Southern Metropolis Daily, they were all under seven years of age and the youngest among them was only two years old.
In the video viral on social media, it is seen that vehicles are passing close to the children sitting in the middle of the road, while their father is watching the spectacle sitting on the side of the road. The police immediately took the children to a safe place and warned their father.
‘This is how the wife’s mind will come to an end’
According to Southern Metropolis Daily, the father, 30, named Ling, said that after a quarrel he was unable to contact his wife. So he asked his children to kneel on the road, thinking that this would make his wife come to her senses and she would call him. His wife reportedly went to her parents’ house after deciding to separate and refused to have any contact with the man. However, the reason for the quarrel between the two could not be clarified.
‘Holding children hostage like this is child abuse’
On August 16, Foshan city government officials said Ling and his three children had now left the city and returned to their village. The incident has become a topic of discussion on Chinese social media. One Weibo user wrote, ‘It is shameful and disgusting that this father does not know how to love and care for his children.’
Another said: ‘Holding children hostage in this way is child abuse and violates children’s right to personal security.’ Another said: ‘My father was just like Ling. When I was young, my mother wanted to divorce him, he refused and he locked me in the house in an attempt to harass my mother.’
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)