Man hacked to death while taking his girlfriend out for a ride.
A 16-year-old boy was taking his girlfriend out when he was mistaken for a rival by a group led by 18-year-old Hoang The Anh, who then hacked him to death.
According to the investigation, on the evening of February 23, 18-year-old Hoang The Anh was riding his motorbike in the Kim Lien tunnel in Dong Da district when a group of people attacked him with knives, but he was not injured. The Anh then went on Facebook to call on his accomplices to gather and take revenge.
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| The weapons used by the perpetrators to commit the crime. |
About 15 minutes later, 17 young men gathered at the meeting point, armed with weapons including machetes, cleavers, and pipes fitted with pig-slaughtering knives.
Police have identified the perpetrator of the fatal blow as Nguyen Duc Manh, 16 years old.



