Angry at mother for not giving him money for drinking, son stabbed his father in the chest with a knife

On November 17, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened a first-instance criminal trial of defendant Loc Van Duong (36 years old), residing in Huu Kiem commune, Ky Son district, for the crime ofKilling. It is worth mentioning that the victim in the case is Duong's father - Mr. Loc Van H. (58 years old).

According to the indictment, at around 1:00 p.m. on May 13, 2020, Duong asked Mr. H. for money to buy alcohol and was given 20,000 VND by his father. At 3:00 p.m. the same day, Duong rode his motorbike to his family's garden to rest. Upon arrival, Duong met his mother, Ms. Lo Thi Lien, who was gardening. When the child continued to ask his mother for money, Ms. Lien said she did not have any money. Angry, Duong destroyed some of his mother's squash plants and went into the shed to rest.

About an hour later, Mr. H. drove his motorbike into the field to pick up his wife. At this time, Ms. Lien told her husband that Duong had destroyed some squash plants. Upon learning of the incident, Mr. H. scolded Duong, leading to an argument, but Ms. Lien intervened.

Defendant Duong was sentenced to 16 years in prison for stabbing his father. Photo: Tran Vu

When he got home, Mr. H. continued to scold Duong for destroying the squash plant in the garden. Angry at being scolded by his father, Duong ran to the motorbike to get a knife about 30cm long to stab his father. Seeing his son holding the knife, Mr. H. quickly ran into the kitchen, closed the door but Duong still did not let go. After pushing the door open, Duong stabbed his father in the left chest. Not stopping there, Duong stabbed Mr. H. many times in the back.

After committing the crime, Duong fled and threw the knife into the river. Mr. H. was later taken to the hospital by his relatives for emergency treatment. The investigation agency determined that the injury rate on Mr. H. at the time of the examination was 11%.

At the trial, Duong confessed his crime. The defendant apologized to his father and mother. Duong asked the jury to reduce his sentence so that he could have a chance to start a new life. The victim who attended the trial also asked the jury to reduce the sentence for the defendant, who is also his son.

Duong is a defendant with a bad character. In 2012, Duong was sentenced to 24 months in prison for illegal possession of drugs. In 2017, Duong was sentenced to 30 months in prison for the same crime.

After considering aggravating and mitigating circumstances, the People's Court sentenced defendant Loc Van Duong to 16 years in prison for murder.