…As his mom can’t afford to pay their home’s electric bill
A heartbreaking video shows a 12-year-old boy having to complete his homework outside under a street lamp because his mother can’t afford electricity in their home.
Víctor Martín Angulo Córdoba, of northwest Peru, was seen on CCTV lying face down on a sidewalk across the street from the light pole while he completed his daily homework assignment.
The surveillance video subsequently showed the focused student sitting up on the edge of the pavement and using an eraser to correct a mistake on his notebook.
And despite his disadvantages at home, Angulo Córdoba has been able to maintain good grades at school. The youngest of three siblings, he dreams of becoming a police officer.
He says he wants to be a member of law enforcement is because he wants to put an end to corruption in his country.
‘I want to help my family progress,’ he told Panamericana TV.
Rosa Córdoba Angulo, the boy’s mother, says she did not have the money to pay the electrical co.uk
‘That’s my problem since I don’t have electricity,’ a saddened Córdoba Angulo said.
The sixth-grader lives in the town of Moche, where five percent of the population can’t afford electricity.
The mother said her son could use a candle at home, but he often finishes his work on a sidewalk because his neck would stiffen up from constantly having to tilt his head.
The city’s mayor, Arturo Fernández Bazán, has offered to assist the family in getting electricity to their home.
Culled from dailymail.co.uk
