Husband stabbed wife then burned himself with gasoline
The incident left one person dead and one seriously injured at a house in Quarter 8, Phu Hoa Ward, Thu Dau Mot City, Binh Duong.
The incident occurred around 8am on May 15. The victim was identified as Pham Thi Diem (born in 1976), the perpetrator was Tran Van Hung (born in 1977), they are husband and wife and have 3 children together.
The house where the murder took place. |
According to initial information, Diem and Hung are temporarily residing in Quarter 8, Phu Hoa Ward, Thu Dau Mot City, Binh Duong. On the same morning, some people from the neighboring house heard screams and ran to the house. They saw smoke and fire in the kitchen and immediately called each other to put out the fire.
After putting out the fire, they found Mr. Hung and Ms. Diem lying on the floor, burned. Mr. Hung was burned to death, while Ms. Diem was taken to the emergency room with severe burns. After the incident, the authorities of Binh Duong province quickly arrived to examine the scene and investigate the incident.
At the scene, there were many scorch marks from the fire, the ceiling of the kitchen was also damaged by the heat of the fire, and the room reeked of gasoline.
On the same afternoon, Binh Duong province police continued to examine the scene to investigate the cause of the incident.