A 30-year-old father has sparked online outrage after posting pictures of his two badly battered kids on social media, with his comment saying, “This makes me happy.”

The man, surname Liu, is from Zhaotong, a prefecture-level city located in Southwest China’s Yunnan province. Ever since his ex-wife left the place they lived together on July 17, Liu has been using all means to search for her whereabouts. He entreated desperately among his friends to help searching by posting his ex-wife’s pictures on social media, claiming that she is mentally ill and needs to be taken care of. Yet his efforts went all in vain.

Liu married his 23-year-old ex-wife last year, and they have two kids, one is four-year-old and the other two-year-old. Liu didn’t acknowledge his marriage had fallen apart nor did he say anything about their divorce until Women's Federation, a local women's rights organization, interfered after the child abuse photos Liu posted had sparked outcry.

After Liu found out that his ex-wife had a hotel booking record in June, one month after the couple divorced, he drank a lot and started beating his own kids heartlessly and severely, leaving their bodies bruises and cuts all over. He then took pictures of the kids and posted online, immediately drawing huge attention. Many were furious about his conduct but none of them reported Liu to the police for fear of the two kids would be left unattended, while Liu’s ex-wife’s whereabouts remains unclear.