Slashed drinking buddy for paying for dog meat and wine

On May 14, Ky Son District People's Court opened the first instance trial of the case of "Intentionally causing injury" according to the provisions of Point d, Clause 2, Article 134 of the Penal Code against defendant Luong Kham Xon.

According to the indictment: At about 5:00 p.m. on December 23, 2019, Luong Kham Xon invited Lo Van Can (living in the same village) to drink alcohol at Ngoc Mai dog meat restaurant in Xieng Tam village, My Ly commune.

Defendant Luong Van Xon. Photo: Hoang Tuan

After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Xón went to the toilet so Mr. Can took the money to pay the owner. When he returned and found out that Mr. Can had paid, Xón blamed Mr. Can for looking down on Xón for not having money to pay. The two sides argued back and forth, and while still drunk, Xón ran into the kitchen and took out a sharp knife to slash Mr. Can many times. Only when people tried to stop him did Xón stop. Mr. Can was taken to the emergency room and was found to have 22% body damage.

At the trial, the defendant admitted his wrongdoings and said he acted that way because he was not sober. Present at the trial, the victim asked the panel of judges to reduce the defendant's sentence.

Based on the nature and severity of the crime, the People's Court sentenced Luong Kham Xon to 3 years and 6 months in prison./.