Father lost his life trying to stop a group of thugs from beating his son.
Just because he wanted to prevent his son from being chased by a group of thugs, Mr. Em was strangled to death.
On June 21, the An Giang Provincial Police Department of Investigation announced that the agency had just issued a decision to detain Le Kha (born in 1999) and Nguyen Van Hiep (born in 1990) - residing in Vinh Tuong 2 Hamlet, Chau Phong Commune, Tan Chau Town, An Giang Province - for murder. The victim was Mr. Nguyen Hung Em (born in 1977, residing in Chau Phong Commune).
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| Father lost his life trying to stop a group of thugs from beating his son. |
According to the initial investigation, on the evening of June 17, Hiep and Kha and four friends went to drink at a restaurant in Vinh Tuong 2 hamlet, Chau Phong commune. At around 8:30 p.m. the same day, the group asked for the bill.
While this group was paying the bill, Mr. Nguyen Van Khang (born in 1996, son of Mr. Em) and his wife, Ms. Tran Thi Tu Nuong (born in 1992) and 3 of Khang's friends entered the restaurant and ordered drinks. The owner said they were out of drinks and were about to close, so Khang's group decided to leave. One of Hiep - Kha's group invited Khang to have a beer, but he refused to drink. At this time, Khang glanced at Kha but was accused of "looking at him." Seeing that, Khang's group left first.
Immediately after that, Hiep and Kha chased after Khang on a motorbike, using a helmet to hit him, but were stopped by everyone. Ms. Nuong ran to her house about 50 meters away and told her parents-in-law to come and stop him. When they arrived, Mr. Em was hit on the head by Kha with a stick. After being stopped by people around, Mr. Em returned home.
Hiep took the car to take Kha home but the man refused and told him to go back and continue to beat Mr. Em. When he caught up with Mr. Em, Kha jumped down and strangled him, while Hiep punched him. By the time people intervened, Mr. Em was unconscious. The victim was taken to the emergency room but died before arriving at the hospital.
After learning of Mr. Em’s death, Hiep and Kha went to the police station to confess. The autopsy results showed that Mr. Em died of mechanical asphyxiation due to strangulation.
