The 70-year-old woman was pushed down from the 3rd floor by her ex-husband

Chu Trung Huy and Duong Thanh Lan are both over 70 years old. They both have diabetes and complications like cataracts.

Mr. Chu’s condition is more serious. However, Zhou always irritates Mrs. Yang and the two often quarrel.

One day in February 2021, Duong Thanh Lan planned to hang a pole outside the bathroom window to dry a dog blanket. While holding the pole, Mrs. Duong felt something touch her back. When she turned around, she saw Zhou Chonghui’s eyes.

Right after that, Chu Chong Huy used both hands to push her hard to fall to the ground. Fortunately, after falling about seven or eight meters, she got caught in a tree canopy and rolled down the roof on the first floor.

For 10 minutes after the fall, Ms. Duong looked towards the 3rd floor window, but Zhou Chonghui didn’t even dare to poke her head out to confirm whether she was alive or dead.

Talk about violence family, people usually only think of young subjects. In fact, the group of elderly people experiencing domestic violence is not small. According to data from the China Women’s Federation in 2013, 14% of elderly people aged 65 and over have experienced domestic violence.

The story of Ms. Yang being pushed from the 3rd floor attracted the attention of Ms. Cao – a judge in the Civil Division of the People’s Court of Shanghai Hongkou District (China).

Two days before the 2022 Spring Festival, Cao accepted Ms. Yang’s application for a personal safety order.

Elderly people experiencing domestic violence can apply for personal safety protection from the court, but most are afraid to ask for help. Elderly people fear that family relationships will become fragile after the police arrive.

Ms. Duong is a rare elderly woman who asks for an order to protect her personal safety. “I just wanted him to know that he broke the law. Before, no one told him that clearly, so he constantly hurt me and bullied me and oppressed me,” she explained. about his actions.

Resentment in the apartment 24m2

Zhou Chonghui and Duong Thanh Lan live in an alley in Hongkou district, Shanghai. Their apartment has an area of ​​24m2, located on the 3rd floor.

After divorce In 2014, Duong Thanh Lan found someone to divide the apartment in two. Half, she and her son live, half belong to Mr. Zhou.

The area where Mrs. Duong and Mr. Chu live.

After the divorce, they still often quarrel with each other. Sometimes, one person blames the other for stealing clothes, furniture and vice versa.

The day Mr. Zhou pushed Ms. Duong down from the 3rd floor, causing her to break 2 ribs, the police came and took him away immediately.

However, for some reason, Mr. Zhou was released on bail that same night. Ms. Yang felt that after that day, no one did the ideological work for Zhou and no one made him realize the seriousness of the problem, so he became more and more aggressive from time to time.

A year ago, Ms. Duong didn’t know what a personal safety order was. On the third day after being pushed down, a girl from the neighborhood committee gave her a phone number for a domestic violence shelter and an application for a protection order. At that time, she just awkwardly stuffed it into her pocket.

Until January 23, 2022, Zhou threatened to burn the house again and Ms. Yang went to the Women’s Union. She said a few harsh sentences, saying that they had not come up with a strong solution for her safety for a long time. The union then put her in touch with the court. At nearly 4 p.m., Ms. Duong’s application for a personal safety order was accepted.

Currently, the Hongkou District Court, Shanghai has established a green channel for domestic violence cases. Judge Cao said that domestic violence involving the elderly, children and other vulnerable groups needs to be dealt with promptly.

Cao also believes that Mr. Zhou’s frequent threats to Ms. Yang is also a form of domestic violence.

Applying for a protective order is not entirely positive for restoring relationships between family members. But it gives hope that a third party will be present to mediate and help the insiders resolve conflicts.

Like Duong Thanh Lan, she was very grateful when Judge Cao personally went to her home to talk with Mr. Chu and met with local mass organizations to find a way to protect her. That helps her feel safe.

“She saved half of my life,” Duong said of the female judge.

Linh and Giang(According to QQ)