Father and son, uncle and nephew sentenced together for assault
(Baonghean.vn) - Seeing his son and younger brother fighting with swords, the father in his 60s also joined in. In the end, all 3 were in trouble with the law.
On May 25, the People's Court of Nghe An province opened a first-instance criminal trial of the defendants Nguyen Tat Minh (born 1991), Nguyen Tat Man (born 1961), and Nguyen Tat The (born 1969), all residing in Tan Son commune (Do Luong) for the crime of "Murder". This is a special case as the defendants have a close relationship, Man is Minh's biological father, and The is Minh's uncle.
According to the case file, due toconflictSo on the afternoon of June 15, 2020, Nguyen Tat Minh took a sword and went to slash Nguyen Tat Lai (born in 1976, living in the same commune). Minh's uncle Nguyen Tat The heard the news and immediately ran over to tell his nephew to get in the car "let's go beat him up". Seeing The driving Minh away, about 2-3 minutes later, Mr. Man also started his motorbike and followed.
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| Defendants at trial. Photo: Tran Vu |
Attacked by three members of Nguyen Tat Minh's family, Nguyen Tat Lai received multiple slashes to his head, face, and body. After a long period of treatment for his injuries, a forensic examination was requested for Mr. Lai, with the result that he suffered 84% health damage. In relation to this case, Nguyen Tat Minh and Nguyen Tat The were prosecuted for "Murder"; and Nguyen Tat Man was prosecuted for "Disturbing public order".
At the first instance trial on January 29, the two defendants Minh and The confessed to their crimes as charged in the indictment. Defendant Nguyen Tat Man confessed that he knew Minh and The were carrying weapons to Lai's house, so he followed them on his motorbike, not running after them 2-3 minutes later as charged in the indictment.
Man knew that his son and younger brother went to Lai's house to fight and the defendant also agreed and used an iron bar to attack the victim. Given the motive and purpose of defendant Nguyen Tat Man's participation in the attack and causing injury to the victim, the panel of judges decided to return the file and request a re-investigation to ensure that no criminals are left out.
During the reinvestigation, the People's Procuracy of Nghe An province maintained its view of prosecuting Nguyen Tat Minh and Nguyen Tat The for "Murder"; Nguyen Tat Man for "Disturbing public order". However, when bringing the case to trial, based on Article 298 of the 2015 Criminal Procedure Code, the People's Court of Nghe An province decided to try the defendant Nguyen Tat Man for the crime of "Murder".
At the trial, the defendants confessed to the assault. Defendant Man admitted to participating in the assault with his son and younger brother.
Considering the role of each defendant in the case, the panel sentenced Nguyen Tat Minh to 12 years in prison, Nguyen Tat The to 6 years in prison, and Nguyen Tat Man to 3 years in prison with a suspended sentence for the crime of "Murder", forcing the defendants to compensate the victim 240 million VND.
