The mother of the man who walked 800 km to his hometown: Shocked, won’t let me go any further!

A man in Quang Binh decided to walk from Ho Chi Minh City to his hometown. Picking up the child home, the mother said that her child was not as smart as normal people, so it was difficult to do anything.

Mr. Chu Duc Thang (born 1985; lives in Quyet Tien village, Ham Ninh commune, Quang Ninh district) decided to walk alone over a thousand kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City to his home in Quang Binh.

With the help of the Quang Ngai Provincial Traffic Police, Mr. Thang went home on the morning of 7-5

Thang is the second son in a family with 2 brothers, difficult circumstances, his father died a long time ago. He is unmarried and has worked as a hired hand in all kinds of jobs in Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces for the past 20 years.

Mr. Thang said before that, he worked for a packaging company in Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City. Because he didn’t want to work anymore, half a month ago, he decided to return to his hometown. Not enough money, so he walked, on the way home, he also lost his luggage and papers.

Thang’s family situation is quite difficult

On the journey back to his hometown, he said that he always went alone with a backpack and an extra bottle of mineral water. When you are tired, you will stay where you are. “I keep walking, sometimes sleeping at a gas station, sometimes on the porch of people’s houses, meeting somewhere to rest, wake up again in the morning” – Mr. Thang recounted.

Walking for many days in a row, under erratic rainy weather, Mr. Thang’s health declined very quickly. The figure was small and thin, with a dark, emaciated face. Notably, his feet are calloused, swollen because of walking barefoot for many days.

“Many people saw me, they loved me, so they gave me money and food, but I decided to walk, so I didn’t accept money. When I went to Quang Ngai, a few policemen asked, asked for my mother’s phone number, and then took the car home. …” – Mr. Thang recounted.

Being “not smart”

Mrs. Tran Thi Khuyen (SN 1959; mother Thang) said that since childhood, her son was not smart and alert, his mind was always slower than normal people, so it was difficult to do big things.

Thang worked as a hired worker everywhere for nearly 20 years, but so far he has not saved anything for himself.

Anh Thang with his biological mother

“He still hasn’t got a wife and children, he can go if he likes to go but if he doesn’t like it, come back. The day before, I received a phone call from the policemen in the headline Quang Ngai, saying that Thang was helping catch the car and was returning to Quang Binh. Rang. Yesterday morning (May 7), I cycled down to pick up my son here” – Ms. Khuyen shared.

Khuyen said she was really shocked when she heard that her son decided to walk 1,200 km from Ho Chi Minh City to his hometown. Fortunately, Quang Ngai Provincial Police discovered and helped his son if not, he did not know how.

“This time when he returned to his hometown, I also decided to ask him to work as a hired worker at a shrimp pond near my house, not to let him go far…” – Ms. Khuyen confided.

Mr. Ha Xuan Hung, Chairman of Ham Ninh Commune People’s Committee, said that Mr. Chu Duc Thang’s family was very difficult. He was also surprised when he read newspapers and social networks about the case that Thang walked 1,200 km to his hometown.

“Thang has been working somewhere in the South for decades, only occasionally returning to visit his mother. His family situation is very difficult, so in the near future, we will pay attention and find a suitable job for him to do. help stabilize life” – Mr. Hung added.