Grab a belt, strangle your friend, and push his body into the river.

Being insulted and criticized for his newly installed motorbike lights, Hai used a belt to strangle his friend, pushed his body into the river until it sank completely before leaving.

On July 6, the Da Nang People's Court in the first instance sentenced Nguyen Ngoc Hai (24 years old, residing in Thanh Khe district) to death for murder and 4 years in prison for robbery. The total sentence is death.

According to the indictment, Hai met Dang Van Sang (20 years old, from Quang Ngai) through a motorbike club in Da Nang and met often.

Defendant Hai in the dock. Photo: HN

On the evening of December 28, 2016, when Sang came to visit, Hai showed off that he had just installed a new set of lights on his Winner and let him test drive the bike. Along the way, while carrying Hai behind him, Sang criticized the new set of lights as ugly, so the two had a disagreement. They stopped the bike in the area behind the park in Hai Chau district, they argued loudly, and in their anger, Sang insulted Hai.

Angry, Hai had the idea to kill his friend. While Sang turned to put his helmet back on, Hai unbuckled his belt and strangled him. Dragging his unconscious friend to the side of the road, Hai took out his wallet, took 10 million VND, and threw his phone into the river.

To hide the evidence, Hai pushed Sang into the Han River and only left when he saw that the victim had drowned. When he returned home, Hai pawned the victim’s motorbike for 38 million VND.

On January 2, Hai turned himself in to the police, following the encouragement of his relatives./.

According to VNE