His mother died early, his father was the main breadwinner in the family, but had terminal brain cancer, but his 12-year-old son spent all the money raised for treatment on a video game on his phone. .
According to Chengdu Business News, 12-year-old boy surnamed Huang, from Fushun district, Sichuan province, southwestern China, spent more than 3,800 yuan (equivalent to more than 13 million VND) on a game platform. online on Xiaomi mobile phones this past July. The special thing is that this money was donated by relatives to help the boy’s father treat his terminal brain cancer.
The “theft” happened when a boy went to the hospital to take care of his father and used his mobile phone to play games. Huang’s mother passed away 10 years ago. Before being diagnosed with a serious illness in June, Huang’s father was the main breadwinner in the family. He is working in construction and often has to move to different cities, leaving two sons aged 15 and 12 at home.
12-year-old boy spends all his father’s hospital bills without anyone knowing
Because his meager income was not enough to cure the disease, the doctors decided to apply a long and less expensive treatment method to help his family save money. Many relatives and family members also donated money to support him somewhat. It was not until the father’s death at the end of July that a relative went to pay the hospital bills that he discovered that the money had been stolen by his 12-year-old brother.
Huang Zhengyuan, the father’s brother, then had to ask people to donate more money to make up for the lost money. The uncle also sent a request to the game center operator Xiaomi for a refund, but the company did not believe him at first. It was only when a journalist asked about the incident that Xiaomi conducted a background check and agreed to refund the family. The uncle said that this money he will save to raise two grandchildren in the near future.
When asked, the 12-year-old brother said he felt very regret and guilt for his actions. “I feel very sorry for my father and the relatives who helped us,” the boy said. Currently, two boys have been placed in an orphanage according to the sharing from the local government.
It is no longer a strange thing for children to secretly spend money on video games
There are many cases of children stealing money from their parents to spend on video games. Just like last month, another 11-year-old boy in Inner Mongolia logged into his father’s WeChat account to play games on the Tencent platform, while spending 20,000 yuan (more than 68 million dong) from a credit card. Dad’s for the game. The company later also returned half of the money when the incident was reported by Inner Mongolia TV.
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