Using a machete to slash 3 people in a family, causing casualties and then turning himself in
On the morning of May 15, Ninh Thuan Provincial Police and Ninh Son District Police conducted a crime scene investigation and autopsy of a particularly serious murder case that left three people in the same family injured and dead.
Initial information from Ninh Son District Police said that due tocontradictionThe conflict lasted for a long time in the daily life of two families in Ward 4, Tan Son town, Ninh Son district, so at about 4:00 a.m. on May 15, Mr. Nguyen Van Phung (born in 1965), holding a homemade steel machete, walked to the house of Mr. Cao Hong Lan (born in 1965), residing at 20 Le Duan, Ward 4, Tan Son town to resolve the long-standing conflict with... a weapon.
When he saw his "rival" doing morning exercises in front of his house, Mr. Phung rushed over and slashed Mr. Lan once in the neck, causing the victim to collapse at the scene, but the perpetrator still rushed forward and slashed him many more times.
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The perpetrator Nguyen Van Phung surrendered to Tan Son town police immediately after committing the crime. |
Hearing the unusual noise, Mr. Lan's wife, Mrs. Nguyen Thi My Linh (born in 1966), and her son, Cao Hong Son (born in 2004), ran out of the house and shouted for help from the neighbors, but unexpectedly, Phung calmly and brutally attacked them.
This man continued to use a machete to slash Mrs. Linh and Son, causing serious injuries.
Immediately after committing the serious crime, the perpetrator Nguyen Van Phung brought the weapon to Tan Son town police station to confess.
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Police blocked off the scene to conduct an investigation. |
According to the authorities, Ms. Nguyen Thi My Linh suffered multiple slash wounds on her left cheek, right arm and head, causing a fractured skull. Meanwhile, Cao Hong Son suffered slashes on his right arm, left shoulder, left hip and left thigh. Both victims were taken to Ninh Son District Medical Center and then transferred to Ninh Thuan Provincial General Hospital for emergency treatment and injury treatment.
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Many local people stood outside the scene to learn about the incident. |
On the same morning, the Ninh Son District Police Department issued an emergency arrest warrant and decided to temporarily detain Nguyen Van Phung for investigation, transferring the case file and the suspect to the Ninh Thuan Provincial Police Department for handling according to their authority./.