Suspended sentence for minor who used hammer to hit grandmother on the head

(Baonghean.vn)- He went to his grandmother's house (75 years old) to visit and asked for money but she refused. T. pushed her to the floor, took a hammer from under the table, hit her repeatedly on the head, took off her gold earrings and left.

On the afternoon of August 31, the Provincial People's Court sentenced NVT (born 2002, residing in Nghi Loc district) for two acts of "murder" and "robbery".

Defendant T. at trial

According to the indictment, on the afternoon of April 18, 2016, NVT went to his grandmother’s house (75 years old) to visit and ask for money, but she refused. The two of them had an argument. T. pushed her to the floor. Then, T. took a hammer from under the table and hit her repeatedly on the head. When she collapsed, T. took off her gold earrings and left.

Mrs. T. was discovered by relatives and taken to the emergency room with multiple head injuries. When her father asked her if she had beaten her grandmother, T. left. T. asked someone to sell the two earrings she took from her grandmother and used one to play video games. On April 20, her family found them and took T. to the police station to confess.

After being taken to the emergency room and treated, T.'s grandmother's health has stabilized. She refused to have her injuries assessed.

Through public questioning at the trial, NVT confessed that he had been playing video games since the beginning of the 6th grade, and often lied to his grandmother to ask for money. T.'s parents and homeroom teacher also confirmed that during the past time, he had not shown any abnormal psychological signs, went to school regularly, and was well-behaved...

The victim also requested the People's Court to consider not imposing a prison sentence on T. so that he can continue to go to school.

The panel of judges determined that the provincial People's Procuracy's prosecution of NVT for murder and robbery was the right person, the right crime, and there was no injustice. The defendant committed the crime when he was not fully aware of the law. During the investigation and trial, the defendant showed remorse and confessed honestly. The victim also requested the court to consider reducing the defendant's sentence. The panel of judges believed that it was not necessary to isolate the defendant from social life, creating opportunities for the defendant to study, practice, and correct his mistakes.

The panel sentenced the defendant to 2 years in prison for murder and 1 year in prison for robbery. In total, NVT must serve 3 years in prison but the sentence is suspended. The defendant is handed over to the local authorities and his family for management and education.

Nhu Binh