Issues of dependency and lack of support leave many elderly citizens exposed to mistreatment by those charged with their care.
At 88, Vo Thi Dung, from southern Tien Giang Province, can no longer walk unassisted and suffers from dementia. Bed-ridden, she is being beaten and slapped by her 57-year-old daughter-in-law.
Several steps away, her son, 56, eventually joins in the violence.
In February, a two-minute video of the incident triggered widespread community backlash after it was posted on social networks in Vietnam.
It is one among dozens of uncovered cases involving the negligence, physical, emotional or psychological abuse of the elderly in Vietnam over the past few years.
Though netizens quickly jumped in to express their anger and resentment at those mistreating their parents, many elderly remain on the fringes of society.
Source: VnExpress
