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While they certainly aren't True Christians™, these slants seem to have the right idea. It's just too bad that they hadn't been tithing to Landover attending our church prior to THIS unfortunate incident. I'm sure our joo lawyers could have gotten them off.
Parents tried to beat ‘demon’ out of 3-year-old son
Both could face life in prison if convicted
HOUSTON — A Houston man who allegedly thought demons had invaded his home was jailed Monday, charged with critically injuring his 3-year-old son.
Neighbors said the whole ordeal started with a statue.
Jacky Tran, 35, reportedly brought the statue into his southwest Harris County home, but then decided it had a demon in it.
“He said he got a statue and there was a demon inside or something, and then he took it to the Buddha, and the Buddha buried it in the cemetery,” neighbor Abdul Padat said.
That happened last Wednesday. Neighbors said by Friday, Tran had become a vegetarian and started throwing all of his belongings out of his second-story window, littering his yard with furniture and paintings.
But investigators believe that strange behavior took a decidedly darker turn on Saturday, when they say Tran beat his young son bloody.
When they looked through a second-story window, investigators said they saw Tran swinging something – possibly the child — around a room.
They said they heard a child screaming, so they forced their way into the home. Investigators said when they found the boy, he had suffered severe head injuries and was unable to speak.
Tran reportedly told investigators he was trying to beat a demon out of his son. Tran is facing felony child endangerment charges. If convicted, he could face from 5 to 99 years in prison.
Tran’s wife, Phung, who was home when the alleged beating occurred, was charged with critically injuring her 3-year-old son Monday evening.
Both could face life in prison if convicted
HOUSTON — A Houston man who allegedly thought demons had invaded his home was jailed Monday, charged with critically injuring his 3-year-old son.
Neighbors said the whole ordeal started with a statue.
Jacky Tran, 35, reportedly brought the statue into his southwest Harris County home, but then decided it had a demon in it.
“He said he got a statue and there was a demon inside or something, and then he took it to the Buddha, and the Buddha buried it in the cemetery,” neighbor Abdul Padat said.
That happened last Wednesday. Neighbors said by Friday, Tran had become a vegetarian and started throwing all of his belongings out of his second-story window, littering his yard with furniture and paintings.
But investigators believe that strange behavior took a decidedly darker turn on Saturday, when they say Tran beat his young son bloody.
When they looked through a second-story window, investigators said they saw Tran swinging something – possibly the child — around a room.
They said they heard a child screaming, so they forced their way into the home. Investigators said when they found the boy, he had suffered severe head injuries and was unable to speak.
Tran reportedly told investigators he was trying to beat a demon out of his son. Tran is facing felony child endangerment charges. If convicted, he could face from 5 to 99 years in prison.
Tran’s wife, Phung, who was home when the alleged beating occurred, was charged with critically injuring her 3-year-old son Monday evening.
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