Hit your friend on the head with a hammer for remembering an old conflict
(Baonghean.vn) - After drinking and playing badminton, Hung remembered that he had been hit in the forehead by Mr. C. before, which led to a conflict. Suddenly, Hung took a hammer and hit his friend in the head, causing a skull fracture.
On May 10, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened the first instance trial of defendant Le Van Hung (born 1997), residing in Quang Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, for the crime of "Killing".
The case file shows that on the afternoon of October 9, 2022, Hung was invited by a friend to his house to drink alcohol. A short while later, the party was joined by another group of young people, including Thai Ba C. (born in 1995).
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At 9pm that same day, everyone invited each other to play badminton at the village cultural house so they split into pairs to play. During the pairing process, Hung recalled the incident 7 months earlier when C. used a hammer to hit him in the forehead, causing injury, but did not report it to the police for handling.
At this time, Hung said to C. "Do you dare to fight back?" C. did not say anything but went out to drink water. Seeing C. go out, Hung turned around and wanted to hit C.'s younger brother but was stopped by everyone.
Because he was angry, when he saw Mr. C sitting alone on the motorbike, Hung took a hammer and hit Mr. C on the head. Suddenly hit, the victim fell to the ground, while Hung took the hammer and ran back to his house.
As a result, Mr. C. suffered a brain contusion, subdural hematoma, and skull fracture and was treated at Nghe An General Hospital. The investigation agency determined that the victim's body injury rate due to the injury was 51%.
At the trial, the defendant admitted to the crime. Hung said he was angry because he remembered an old conflict and was drunk, so he could not control his actions.
The panel of judges determined that the defendant’s act of using a hammer to hit his head, a vital area, was dangerous. The victim survived because he received timely emergency care. The defendant’s actions were hooliganism and should be severely punished.
However, it is also necessary to consider some mitigating circumstances for the defendant such as turning himself in, honestly confessing, influencing the family to compensate the victim, and the victim asking for a reduced sentence for the defendant.
Considering the case as a whole, the People's Court sentenced Le Van Hung to 8 years in prison for murder.
