Parents punish their children for the mistakes they commit. But is this mother’s extreme punishment towards this child acceptable?
A ruthless mum has been filmed dragging her son on a rope along the ground behind her scooter in disturbing footage which has emerged in China.
Video footage shot by a passer-by on a mobile phone shows the boy – whose hands were tied together – lying on his stomach as his mother is confronted by the shocked onlooker.
He appears to be crying in pain at the punishment – but the mother remains unphased.
According to the mum, her young son stole 2,000 RMB (£224) of the family’s savings and would not say what he did with the cash.
She said the amount was almost her husband’s entire months wages as he only brings in 3,000 RMB (£337) a month.
In the video the mum freely admits: “I’ve been punishing him for two or three days.”
The boy does not say a word throughout the short clip.
The passer-by, who said the woman dragged her son “like a dog”, tells the mum: “Forget a biological mother.
“Not even a stepmum is allowed to treat a child like this!”
The footage was filmed in Ludian County in the city of Zhaotong in Chinas south-western Yunnan Province.
Ludian County police said in an official statement that the mum was questioned and the boy was unharmed.
The mother claimed she was only trying to “scare” her son into coughing up the money or at least revealing what he did with it.
She has been given a verbal warning and will not be punished.
It is unclear whether the money has been recovered.
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