China dad berated for locking naked son in iron cage, claims pen used to prevent wandering
A father in China who has been criticised for locking his naked toddler son in an iron cage claims the pen was purely used to prevent the boy from wandering.
On June 16, several naked toddlers were spotted on a red tricycle parked by the roadside in Hainan province, southern China, and one of them was inside an iron cage.
The person recording the video said: 'This poor kid. How could the parents be so cruel? The sun is so strong, he could get sunburned.'
Worried about possible abuse or child trafficking, passers-by alerted the police.
Diao told the police his caged toddler son was naked so that he would not suffer from the heat. Photo: Douyin
On June 18, the police confirmed that the tricycle belonged to a man surnamed Diao from Henan province in central China, who is the father of the children.
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