16 years in prison for the man who poured gasoline on and burned his debtor
(Baonghean.vn) - After being sentenced to 16 years in prison and ordered to pay more than 1 billion VND in compensation by the first instance court, Quy appealed for a reduced sentence and fine. However, the appeal of the man who used gasoline to burn his debtor was rejected by the appellate court.
On November 25, the High People's Court in Hanoi opened a criminal appeal trial to try the case "Killing" for Dinh Khac Quy (born 1992), residing in Vinh City, Nghe An.
Dinh Khac Quy and Mr. Pham Ngoc S. (born in 1994, residing in Vinh City) are colleagues in a company specializing in transportation and delivery of goods. In March 2020, Mr. S. borrowed 2.5 million VND from Quy. After many times of debt collection, Mr. S. promised to pay Quy on the afternoon of July 6, 2020.
At around 1pm on July 6, Quy drove his younger brother to where S. worked to get money. When he met S., the two sides got into a fight and argued, but were stopped by people around.
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| Defendant Dinh Khac Quy. Photo: Tran Vu |
Quy ran back to the car, grabbed a bottle of gasoline (which he had bought for his mother), threw it straight at S. and set it on fire. The incident happened so suddenly that the people there had no time to react.
Mr. S. was taken to the hospital, suffering 68% health damage. Dinh Khac Quy was prosecuted for "Murder".
The first instance court sentenced defendant Quy to 16 years in prison and ordered him to compensate for all treatment costs, health and mental damage as requested by the victim, which was more than 1 billion VND.
Then, Quy appealed for a reduction in the sentence and compensation amount.
At the appeal hearing, defendant Quy maintained his appeal. Quy claimed that he was injured during the struggle with the victim and asked the court to assess his injuries. The defendant also asked the court to consider the motive for the crime in order to impose an appropriate sentence.
The victim attending the trial requested to maintain the original sentence for the defendant and the amount of compensation owed to him. Mr. S. said that since the incident, the defendant has only compensated him 18 million VND.
After the trial, the appellate court rejected the defendant's appeal and upheld the 16-year prison sentence for defendant Dinh Khac Quy. The court also upheld the amount of money that Quy had to compensate the victim.
