A mother has drowned her two small children in a river in the northern province of Nam Dinh.
Chairman of Nghia Son Commune People's Committee, Tran Anh Duong, told Dantri/Dtinews on Wednesday evening that the incident occurred at 10 am the same day at the Ninh Co River.
"The 32-year-old woman was seen drowning her two daughters at the river bank," the official reported. "Some people rushed to save the children and took them to a local health centre but they were already dead."
The woman was taken to the police station where she told the police that she had decided to kill her two daughters, aged 5 and 2, as she was afraid that they would commit social crimes when they grow up.
According to the official, the woman used to work as a teacher at a local kindergarten. However, she was on sick leave since late last year due to depression.
The woman's family said that her condition has recently improved and on Wednesday morning she said she wanted to take her two daughters out for a while. The incident occurred shortly after that.
Local police are further investigating the case.
Source: dtinews.vn