Jealous for no reason, man used a hoe to beat the victim, breaking his skull

On February 28, the People's Court of Nghe An province opened a first-instance criminal trial of defendant Tran Van Duy (40 years old), residing in Dien Thap commune, Dien Chau district, for the crime of "Murder".

According to the case file, at around 6:00 p.m. on July 13, 2022, Tran Van Duy went to the family church to attend a party. More than 3 hours later, when going to the toilet at the back, Duy saw Mr. CVL (born in 1981) and many other people sitting and drinking water on mats spread out in the courtyard inside the church. Due to a misunderstanding that Mr. L. had a relationship with his wife, Duy had the intention of beating this person.

Duy went down to the kitchen to get a hoe, then went to where Mr. L. was sitting and hit him on the head. The attack was so sudden that the victim did not have time to react.

As a result, Mr. L. suffered a fractured skull. Authorities determined that the percentage of bodily injury caused by Mr. L.'s injuries was 28%.

Defendant Tran Van Duy. Photo: Tran Vu

At the witness stand, defendant Duy confessed to all his crimes. Duy said that because he was drunk and jealous, he could not control himself. This defendant admitted thatjealousI just thought of it, no evidence.

After the incident, the victim and the defendant agreed to pay civil compensation of 76 million VND. Therefore, at the trial, the victim did not request additional civil compensation and filed a petition to reduce the defendant's sentence.

The jury determined that Tran Van Duy's actions were dangerous to society and constituted the crime of "Murder". The victim survived because he received timely emergency care.

After considering aggravating and mitigating circumstances, the court sentenced defendant Tran Van Duy to 5 years and 6 months in prison for "Murder".