Stabbed a colleague to death just because he didn't go to the funeral

On April 4, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court of First Instance sentenced Doan Van Chien (born 1993) to 16 years in prison for murder.

As in the previous trial, Chien admitted his crime and asked for leniency from the law. The prosecutor proposed a sentence of 16 to 18 years in prison for Chien, and the court considered the sentence.

The trial, which opened a month ago, had to be postponed due to unclear civil matters, such as the victim's child's birth certificate... Before that, Chien's father also compensated the victim's family 150 million VND.

Defendant Chien is listening to the court's verdict.

According to records, on the afternoon of April 27, 2017, Chien and Pham Minh Phuong, along with a number of other workers, were drinking alcohol in the yard of the Green Energy Factory (Tan Thoi Hiep Industrial Park, Hiep Thanh Ward, District 12).

That night, Chien and Phuong argued because Chien thought Phuong did not attend the funeral of a co-worker's father. Angry at Chien's accusation, Phuong cursed and challenged Chien to a fight, but was stopped by everyone. After that, Chien ran home to get a knife and returned to the drinking place to look for Phuong.

While the two were arguing, Chien took a knife and stabbed Phuong, causing him to collapse on the spot. People quickly took the victim to the emergency room, but he died later.

After committing the crime, Chien left the scene and threw away the knife. The next day, upon hearing of his colleague's death, Chien turned himself in to the police.