As a child, Manh’s family lived in the Ba Dinh new economic area in former Bac Lieu province. Among them was the family of Tran Thi Ngu, Manh’s mother. After living with his mother and four siblings for only a few months, Manh left home on his own. She also said that after her brother ran away, Ngu made great efforts to search for him but returned in despair. All of Manh’s siblings recalled that after failing to bring her son back, Ngu cried for many days.
