Husband pepper sprayed and stabbed to death by 18-year-old "temporary" wife while visiting child
Linh and G. knew each other and lived together as husband and wife, had a 2-year-old child, but often had conflicts. When G. came to visit her child, Linh used pepper spray and stabbed her to death.
On the morning of April 9, the Investigation Police Agency of Dong Thap Province Police announced that on April 8, Thanh Binh District Police urgently arrested and temporarily detained Pham Thi Mai Linh (18 years old; residing in Bac Hamlet, Tan Thanh Commune, Thanh Binh District, Dong Thap Province) for murder.
![]() |
Linh was arrested after committing the crime. |
According to initial investigation results, Linh and Nguyen Van HG (29 years old; residing in Nhut hamlet, An Phong commune, Thanh Binh district) knew each other and lived together as husband and wife, and had a 2-year-old child.
Recently, Linh and G. often had conflicts. At around 10:00 a.m. on April 8, G. went to Linh's biological father's house to visit her child and the two continued to have conflicts. At this time, Linh took out a pepper spray and stabbed G., leading to her death.
After committing the crime, Linh fled and was arrested in Cay Lay district (Tien Giang province). Currently, the case of stabbing her "fake husband" to death has been transferred to the Investigation Police Agency of Dong Thap province for further investigation and handling according to authority.