Murder after children's soccer game
Seeing a group of children having a conflict while playing soccer, many adults defended them and jumped in to fight, resulting in a young man being stabbed to death.
A group of children were playing soccer in an alley on Hong Bang Street, District 11 (Ho Chi Minh City) and then got into a fight on the evening of July 15. The families of two boys in the group ran out to defend their children and argued.
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Police examine the crime scene on the evening of July 15. Photo: Ho Dinh |
According to witnesses, one side called about 10 young men to beat up three people from a neighboring family. During the fight, one young man was stabbed in the chest and was taken to the hospital but died. Several others were injured.
Police have extracted camera footage, seized the murder weapon and taken statements from those involved to investigate and clarify.