Stabbed his wife for asking for a divorce
(Baonghean.vn) - Out of anger because his wife asked for a divorce, Luong Van Pan (Ky Son, Nghe An) stabbed his wife. After thinking his wife was dead, he stabbed himself in the stomach with the intention of committing suicide but failed.
On July 15, 2020, Nghe An Provincial People's Court brought defendant Luong Van Pan (born in 1983, residing in Na Ngoi commune, Ky Son district, Nghe An) to trial for the crime of "Murder".
Previously, Luong Van Pan and Ms. Luong Thi X (born 2000, residing in Na Ngoi commune, Ky Son district, Nghe An) because of their feelings for each other, lived together as husband and wife without registering their marriage. The two have a child born in 2017.
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| Defendant Luong Van Pan at the trial. Photo: An Quynh |
However, after a period of living together, the two sides had conflicts in their lives, so Ms. Xi wrote a divorce petition and sent it to the Management Board of Tang Phan village, Na Ngoi commune for resolution.
On February 18, 2020, both of them went to the village chief's house to resolve the conflict and conduct reconciliation, but Ms. Xi still insisted on divorce. Pan saw this and went home first. Ms. Xi also went to her father's house, Mr. Luong Kham Phanh, to sleep.
After going home, he went to bed but because he was so upset, he had the idea of finding Ms. Xi to kill her and then commit suicide.
At around 11pm that same day, Pan went to the kitchen, took a sharp knife from the family and put it in his pocket. When he got there, he saw that Ms. Xi was awake, so he sat down and talked to her. Pan asked: "So, are you coming home with me?" Ms. Xi answered no and then went inside to sleep. Too angry, Luong Van Pan pulled out the knife and stabbed Ms. Xi in the back and hand. Because she was too scared, Ms. Xi ran away and called for help.
Ms. Xi ran to the stairs and slipped and fell down the stairs. Thinking that his wife was dead, Pan took a knife and stabbed himself, but Ms. Xi's family stopped him and he only suffered minor injuries.
Ms. Xi was then taken to the Provincial General Hospital for emergency treatment. The assessment showed that her body damage caused by the injury was 25%.
At the trial, Luong Van Pan confessed that all of his actions were due to his anger because his wife asked for a divorce and refused to come home, which led to the above incident. Ms. Luong Thi Xi also directly asked for a reduced sentence for Pan, so that Pan would have the opportunity to see their child again.
The panel of judges determined that Pan’s actions were extremely dangerous, and that they affected the lives and health of others because of a momentary anger. Considering the aggravating and mitigating circumstances, the panel sentenced Luong Van Pan to 9 years in prison for “Murder”. In addition, Pan must be responsible for compensating and paying for the victim’s medical examination and treatment during the treatment process./.
