Mental assessment of the man who stabbed 3 neighbors, causing casualties
Nguyen Thanh Cuong, 34 years old, confessed that he "did not know he stabbed to death" his neighbor's father and son and seriously injured another person.
On October 14, Cuong was prosecuted and detained by An Giang Provincial Police for his behavior.Killing.
"Initially, Cuong confessed that he drank about a glass of wine and then went to sleep. When he woke up, he found himself at the police station and did not know he had committed the crime," the investigating officer said, adding that they were in the process of requesting a forensic psychiatric assessment of the suspect to have a basis for handling the case.
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| Nguyen Thanh Cuong at the police station. Photo: An Phu |
Earlier, on the morning of October 10, Cuong from Vinh Thanh commune, holding a rice-spinning stick, ran to the house of Ms. Ca Thi Sang (46 years old), about 50 meters from his house. Seeing her washing clothes in front of her house, he rushed in and stabbed her dozens of times, causing the victim to die on the spot.
Cuong walked away for a while and saw Nguyen Van Han (36 years old, living in the same neighborhood) fishing on the riverbank. He rushed forward and stabbed him seriously. The victim jumped into the river and shouted for help.
Cuong then returned to Ms. Sang's house, chased and stabbed Mr. Ca Van Thoi (69 years old, the victim's father) many times, then ran home and was arrested by everyone.
Mr. Thoi and Mr. Han were taken to the hospital in critical condition. The next morning, Mr. Thoi died.
According to local authorities, Cuong worked as a hired hand for a living. On the day of the murder, his wife was giving birth in the hospital and his 2-year-old son was at his parents' house. There was no conflict between him and the victims.
