Murder from the duck

Defendant Mien testified in court

On the morning of May 9, 2023, Nguyen Van Mien (born in 1970, residing in Phu An 1 Hamlet, Binh Hoa Commune, Chau Thanh District) sat drinking with two friends, then went to play chess at a cafe near his house. At around 1 p.m., Nguyen Thi Trang (born in 1970, Mien's wife) said that another duck had just been bitten to death by a dog at the cattle farm of Mr. Bay Toi (Pho Van Toi, born in 1956, residing in Binh Khanh Ward, Long Xuyen City).

Hearing that, Mien went home and saw a duck bitten to death by a dog. Mien took the dead duck on his bicycle and drove to Mr. Toi's cattle farm (about 500m from Mien's house) to demand compensation. When he arrived, he could not find the owner of the cattle farm. Mien stood right inside the cattle farm, cursing and arguing, challenging Ho Van Tu (born in 1975, Toi's employee) to fight.

Angry, Mien rode his bike home to get a sharp knife and hid it in his trouser pocket, then returned to the cow farm to talk to Toi. When he arrived, he still did not see Mr. Toi. Still a bit drunk, Mien continued to argue with Tu. Seeing that Tu was young and aggressive, Mien said: "If you curse again, I will hit you", Tu did not stop so the two rushed into a fight. At this time, Tu held a wooden cow dung shovel, Mien held a knife and rushed into the fight.

The two sides fought for a while, then all their weapons were dropped, unable to resist the young man's strength, so Mien was pushed to the ground by Tu, who sat on top of him, pressed his hand on his neck, and hit him in the face. After being hit many times, Mien resisted by using her left hand to support her face, and with her right hand pulled out a knife from her pocket and stabbed Tu many times in the shoulder, hip, and back. At this time, two people working with Tu ran in to stop him, took Mien's knife, threw it away, and reported to the Binh Hoa Commune Police. Everyone took Tu to An Giang Central General Hospital for emergency treatment.

After committing the crime, Mien went out to get his bicycle, left the scene, and ran home. After receiving the information, the police force conducted an inspection, verified the initial source of information, and issued an emergency detention order for Mien for the act of "Intentionally causing injury".

At about 7:15 a.m. on May 10, 2023, Tu died at the hospital. Based on the conclusion of the forensic examination, the cause of Tu's death was respiratory failure, acute circulatory failure due to a wound in the left shoulder area penetrating the left lung. On May 16, 2023, the Investigation Police Agency of the Provincial Police prosecuted Mien for the crime of "Murder" to continue investigating and handling according to the provisions of law.

After Mien's family heard the news, they supported Tu with 15 million VND to cover funeral expenses. Nguyen Thi Ngan Ha (born in 1980, Tu's wife) asked Mien to compensate a total of 489 million VND.

Before the Trial Council, defendant Mien choked up, realizing his wrongdoings. Because he was angry that his pet ducks were often bitten to death by Mr. Toi's dog, he wanted to go find Toi to talk, but was provoked by Tu, leading to an argument and a fight. "Because Tu beat him so badly, Mien took out a knife and stabbed him back, but he didn't expect Tu to die. The defendant knew he was wrong" - Mien explained.

“The defendant is fully aware of what is good and bad, what should be done and what should not be done. He should have tried to work hard and set a good example for his children, but he has an aggressive, thuggish nature and likes to cause fights.

It is worth mentioning that the defendant's competition has led to painful consequences for the victim's family and the defendant's family, and has had a negative impact on public opinion. Therefore, it is necessary to have an appropriate sentence to educate , deter and prevent in general, thereby limiting these violations, contributing to maintaining security and order in the whole society" - the Trial Panel stated.

At the end of the trial, the Provincial People's Court sentenced defendant Nguyen Van Mien to 20 years in prison for the crime of "Murder".

NGUYEN HUNG

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