4 year old boy hacked to death after traffic collision
After a traffic collision, the subject tried to slash the father but failed, so he took a knife and killed the 4-year-old child.
On the morning of January 22, Mr. Nguyen Duc Tu (born in 1991, residing in Lang Bac village, Xuan Quang commune, Bao Thang district, Lao Cai province) took his son Nguyen The Anh (born in 2015) to school by motorbike on Provincial Road 157 towards the junction at km6 (Xuan Quang commune, Bao Thang district).
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Subject Vu Hieu Nghia. |
When about 300m from the intersection, Mr. Tu and his father met their neighbor, Vu Hieu Nghia (born in 1979), riding his bicycle in the opposite direction, and the subject crashed straight into his motorbike, causing the bike to slide into the ditch.
Immediately after that, Nghia took the knife he was carrying and tried to slash Tu but failed. He then turned around and slashed The Anh three times on the top of the head, causing the child to die on the way to the emergency room.
After committing the crime, the suspect took the knife and ran home, but was arrested by local police.
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The knife Nghia used to commit the crime. |
Upon receiving the information, Colonel Hoang Manh Hung - Deputy Director of Lao Cai Provincial Police was present at the scene to direct the investigation.
Initial results showed that Nghia was on the list of subjects with a history of drug addiction. When arrested, Nghia showed many signs of psychological abnormalities.
Currently, the case is continuing to be clarified by the authorities./.