Drug rehabilitation students stab each other to death

On the evening of May 9, Lam Ha District Police, Lam Dong Province, issued an emergency arrest warrant for 6 suspects for murder and disturbing public order.

The knife used in the crime was seized by authorities - Photo: DUC HUY

The incident was determined to be due to a conflict over tobacco trading between two groups of students undergoing drug rehabilitation at the Center for Education, Training and Employment for Drug Addicts (School 2) of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Volunteer Force located in Tan Thanh Commune, Lam Ha District.

Before that, at around 4:30 p.m. on May 7, Phan Thanh Cuong's group (born in 1986) met Ngo Thanh Hung's group (born in 1981) to talk.

Scene of the deadly brawl - Photo: DUC HUY

At the end of the conversation, the conflict was not resolved. Then, the two groups got into a fight. The fight resulted in Hung's death.

Immediately after the incident, Lam Ha District Police and Lam Dong Provincial Police Department summoned the suspects to the police station for questioning. Through screening, the role of each suspect was clarified.

On the evening of May 9, Lam Ha District Police urgently arrested Phan Van Phuc for murder, Phan Thanh Cuong, Le Thanh Tung, To Hoang Thanh, Tran Tan Thanh, and Truong Hoang Nhan for disturbing public order.

According to Tuoi Tre