The whole commune was in flames because the note ‘I’m sorry, parents…’ on the canal bank, turned out to be a joke by 3 male students.

At around 11:00 a.m. on April 24, some people passing through the N2 canal near Truong Son bridge, on National Highway 48E, Son Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, Nghe An saw a pair of sandals, a bracelet and a piece of paper.

Contents of the piece of paper “I apologize to my parents for the pressure to study.”

Suspecting that a student was doing something foolish, people immediately reported it to the local authorities.

Upon receiving the news, Son Thanh commune authorities mobilized the police force, militia, youth union and people to go down to the canal to find people.

For nearly three hours, the rescue team searched every meter of the canal bank but to no avail.

Mr. Nguyen Huu Sau – Chairman of the People’s Committee of Son Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district – denied the news that the student committed suicide and said that while everyone was trying to search, a student came and said: “You guys don’t have to look for it, someone is joking.”

Later, Son Thanh Commune Police verified that this was a joke by a group of three male students at Tran Can Primary School (Son Thanh Commune). They claimed that they followed it because they saw it on social networks.

“The commune police remind the children not to repeat useless jokes, and at the same time advise parents to manage their children more closely. Currently, the three children have been handed over to their families by the commune police,” Mr. Sau said.

In February 2023, a group of students also created a fake scene, leaving behind slippers and a letter “I’m sorry parents” at Cho Cau bridge, Hung Nguyen district, Nghe An, causing hundreds of people to search.

Author: TRA PHUONG

Source: Tuoi Tre Newspaper