The guy beat his neighbor to death for no reason and then turned himself in.
Believing that the neighbor had repeatedly passed by his house, Toi used a wooden stick to beat the man to death. After committing the crime, the murderer turned himself in to the police.
On November 25, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened a trial of defendant Nguyen Xuan Toi (born 2004), residing in Son Hai commune, Quynh Luu district, for the crime of "Murder".
The indictment stated that at about 4:00 p.m. on July 12, 2024, Nguyen Xuan Toi and his neighbor were sitting on the side of the road when Mr. Thai Ba Nh. (born in 1954) walked by. Mr. Nh. stopped, joked with people, and then left.
About 10 minutes later, Toi saw Mr. Nh. walking down the street towards him. Thinking that Mr. Nh. was bothering him by walking back and forth in front of his house, Toi had the idea of hitting Mr. Nh.
Toi immediately went into the neighbor's alley and took a long round piece of wood. When Mr. Nh. arrived, Toi used the piece of wood to hit his neighbor many times on the head and back. While hitting, Toi said, "I'm sorry, sir, I'm sorry." Even though the victim had fallen to the ground, Toi still hit him many times, causing Mr. Nh. to die on the spot.
Only when people around shouted, Toi threw down the wooden stick and shouted: "Someone's dead, surrender, go to the commune to confess." After saying that, Toi raised his hands high and ran to the police to confess.
During the investigation, the authorities determined that in 2020, Toi had a traffic accident, suffered a traumatic brain injury, and had to be treated at the hospital. After returning to his hometown, Toi showed signs of illness.mental.
Afterwards, the Nghe An Provincial Police Investigation Agency decided to conduct a forensic psychiatric examination of Nguyen Xuan Toi, concluding that, before, during and after committing the crime, Toi suffered from post-concussion syndrome, with limited cognitive ability and behavioral control.
At the trial, the defendant admitted to the crime. The defendant said that he was angry because he saw the victim walking around many times, then he took a piece of wood and beat the victim to death.
The defendant’s mother stated that her son had suffered a traumatic brain injury and was mentally unstable. After the incident, the defendant’s family compensated the victim’s family 50 million VND.
In the presence of the victim's family, the defendant apologized and expressed remorse.
Considering the defendant’s actions as a crime of murder, the panel sentenced Nguyen Xuan Toi to 15 years in prison. On the civil side, the defendant was required to compensate the victim’s family with 100 months of basic salary and 15 million VND in funeral expenses.
