I am not surprised that no one stepped in. Growing up, our neighbors, teachers, doctors all knew something terrible was going on, but no one stepped in to help. The Asian culture of “keeping it all in the family” is toxic.

My mom, as the co-dependent to my violent, narcissistic father, never reported the abuse or consulted a lawyer on how to get out: https://lightworker.substack.com/p/it-is-not-all-about-you

Now that I have lived in the US for over two decades, I’m sad to see the same goes on here, so I write articles to raise awareness in the hopes of saving lives.