A Vietnamese father from Nghệ An province has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for selling his daughter to people smugglers.
Lo Pho Pheng, 47, sold his 13-year-old biological daughter to a man in China for more than 150 million Vietnamese dong (about $6,550) when he did not have the money to pay for medical treatment for a heart condition.
Pheng met Lo Thi Cam, 35, in 2018 to propose to sell his daughter, who referred him to Moon Thi Xum, 46.
Xum and a man identified as “Hong” took Pheng’s daughter to China to be sold.
Pheng was able to receive 100 million VND (about $4,367). Xum also received 7 million VND (about $306) and Cam received 13 million VND (about $568).
Pheng’s daughter was able to escape back to Vietnam in October 2021 when she filed a crime report with the Kỳ Sơn District Police Station for Investigation.
In court, the defendants pleaded guilty to their crimes. Pheng said he “didn’t think clearly” because of his lack of knowledge and poverty-stricken situation.
Xum was sentenced to 13 years in prison, while Cam was sentenced to 12 years. Although the victim had demanded a lenient sentence for her father, he was sentenced to 14 years in prison for “smuggling a person under 16”.
Featured image via Saad Chaudhry
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