Surprised by the reason why the younger brother killed his cousin in Nghe An

Tragedy from lottery

More than a month has passed, but the murder case in Quynh Bang commune, Quynh Luu district on May 12 still makes the people of this poor rural area shocked and saddened. Because both the suspect and the victim are relatives.

After a period of investigation, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Province Police has decided to prosecute the case, prosecute the defendant Ho Dang Ke (born in 1973, from Quynh Bang), currently living in Dong Anh, Hanoi, to investigate the crime of Murder.

The tragedy of Ho Dang Ke. Photo: Anh Quan

Born into a wealthy, well-educated family, Ho Dang Ke has a wife who is a civil servant and 2 children. Ke's father is a successful businessman, running an auto repair business.

Since 2018, Ke's father has donated money to build the family church. Because he was busy, he asked his son to occasionally return to his hometown to monitor the construction of the church. Since those visits, Ke has become close and often visits his uncle's son, Ho Dang Hoi (born in 1969, Van Hoc hamlet, Quynh Bang commune).

The incident might not have happened if Mr. Hoi had not been a lottery dealer. Knowing that Ke had money, every time he returned to his hometown, Hoi invited Ke to play the lottery. From the time he played, Ke got deeper and deeper into the game, and eventually all of his business money was spent on the lottery.

The more Ke played, the more he lost. Since he found out his son was involved in the lottery, his father "cut off" all aid and strictly controlled his son's business. Unable to get money from his family, Ke borrowed money from friends and relatives and thought many times about stopping the game, but Hoi did not allow it and told him to continue playing to recoup his losses.

From the beginning of May 2019, Hoi continuously called Ke, forcing him to return to his hometown to pay the lottery losses or he would inform his family about the debt. On May 12, Ke returned to his hometown and went to the church to meet Hoi to ask for a postponement of the debt repayment because he had nowhere else to turn. Hoi immediately "tipped off" Ke to borrow money from his maternal relatives and gave him a legitimate reason for this person to lend him money.

Accordingly, Hoi Ban Ke made a document to buy land from a person for 1.3 billion VND and Ke had to deposit 500 million VND for them. Currently, Ke owes them 100 million VND so he wants to borrow money.

After discussion and agreement, Ke had to follow the Association's plan and called Ho Thi Hao (Van Dong hamlet, Quynh Bang commune) to witness the land purchase and sale paperwork and agreed on the loan amount of 100 million VND.

Quynh Bang - where the crime occurred - is a coastal commune, located 15 km from the center of Quynh Luu district and 75 km northeast of Vinh city. Photo: Google Maps

Kill him with a box cutter

After agreeing on the plan, Hoi went to the village's memorial service, Ke went to sleep, and Hao returned home. After returning home, Hoi woke Ke up to go borrow money and borrowed 200 million VND.

Seeing his brother change his plan, Ke did not agree, so Hoi threatened that if he did not have money to pay today, both brothers would be slashed and dragged Ke onto a motorbike to leave. As soon as he got on the motorbike, Ke realized he had forgotten his phone, so he went back into the house to get it. When he entered, he saw a box cutter on the table, so Ke took it with him.

When they went outside, the two brothers continued to argue loudly with each other. At this time, Hoi continued to drag Ke onto the motorbike and used his elbow to hit Ke in the face. Angry at being cornered, Ke pulled out a knife from his pocket, put it around Hoi's neck and made a long cut, causing the victim to fall to the ground and die.

Mr. Hoi's body was found under a pile of corn. Photo: Archive

After committing the crime, Ke used a tarp and dry corn stalks in the yard to cover the victim's body and motorbike. Then, Ke went to Ms. Hao's house in Van Dong hamlet to ask her about the incident.

Thinking that Hao was the one who incited his cousin to force him to borrow money, Ke questioned him and an argument broke out between the two, leading to a fight. Ke used the knife that had stabbed Hoi to stab Hao in the neck.

While the two were struggling, Hao was pushed to the ground by Ke, who then pressed down on Hao and held a knife to her neck, injuring her. Hao cried out for help. Hearing Hao's cries for help, neighbor L. ran to her house and discovered the incident, so she called for help.

Ho Dang Ke was subdued by the people and reported to the police. As for Ms. Hao, she was taken to the emergency room. According to the assessment results, she suffered 15% injuries.

Mrs. Hao's house. Photo: NH

The murder shocked the people of Quynh Bang commune because Ho Dang Ke had always been a gentle, peaceful person who always helped others.

Just because of his passion for gambling, Ke went downhill and lost control of his actions. When he was forced into a corner, he became a murderer. Hoi, for money, led his younger brother down the wrong path and ended up with a tragic ending.