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Father forced son to drink alcohol, smoke

A 4-year-old child in Suqian city whose father forced him to smoke, drink alcohol and beg for money has been taken into protective custody. The boy, known as Le Le, had lived with the father, surnamed Jin, since his mother left home when he was 8-months-old. Jin was brought to court by his local neighborhood committee in June. The court passed its verdict recently and Le Le was sent to a local children's home.