‘Useless hubby’: man in China slammed for drinking with friends, forcing pregnant, home-alone wife with signs of miscarriage to call police for help
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A man in China who ignored calls from his home-alone, five-months pregnant wife while he was out carousing with friends – almost causing her to miscarry – has shocked mainland social media.
The man’s selfish actions have also reignited an online debate over the country’s plummeting marriage rate.
Viral footage from the recently released documentary television show, Hello Police, shows a late-night incident recorded by the body camera of a police officer in Fujian province, southeastern China.
In the video, a five-month pregnant woman asks for police help to take her to the hospital because she is feeling pain in her stomach and cannot get in touch with her husband, who is out drinking with friends.
Officers keep calling the husband on the way and only manage to get an answer minutes before they reach the hospital.
The man, who has not been identified, later said his phone had run out of power and he was downstairs at his home.