Man who doused his 'mistress' in gasoline faces death penalty

According to initial information, in the early morning of July 8, 5 people in a family in Muong Sang commune, Moc Chau district were taken to the emergency room with severe burns and many injuries on their bodies. One of the victims died.

Specifically, at 6:05 a.m. on July 8, Nguyen Van Binh (born in 1984, residing in sub-area 11, Moc Chau town, Moc Chau district, Son La) took a taxi to the family of Ha Thi Hue (born in 1993, residing in Na Bo 2 village, Muong Sang commune, Moc Chau district).

Ms. Ha Thi Hoan, one of the five victims, is in critical condition.

When Binh arrived at Ms. Hue's house, he got into an argument with her. He then stabbed Ms. Hue repeatedly with a knife, then poured gasoline on her and set her entire house on fire.

At this time, in the house, besides Binh and Ms. Hue, there were also Ms. Ha Thi A. (born in 1963, Ms. Hue's mother), Ha Hai Y. (born in 2009) and Ha Linh G. (born in 2017), Ms. Hue's children.

As a result, all five people were severely burned. Due to the severe injuries, Ms. Hue died, while Binh, her mother and her two children are being treated at the hospital.

It is known that Binh and Ms. Hue live together without registering their marriage, have 1 child together but often have conflicts.

Mr. Nguyen Van Cuong - Chairman of Muong Sang Commune People's Committee said that the victim Hue and Binh had a romantic relationship, the initial cause of the case could be jealousy.

From a legal perspective, lawyer Nguyen Anh Thom, Head of Nguyen Anh Law Office, Hanoi Bar Association, said: The suspect's criminal acts have violated the lives and property of citizens protected by law. Not only that, the suspect's actions also violate children, who are subjects specially protected by law. Any act of illegally depriving others of their right to life will be strictly handled.

The horrific scene of the incident.

The suspect prepared a knife and 30 liters of gasoline to bring to Ms. Hue's house to resolve a love conflict. Out of anger, the suspect stabbed Ms. Hue repeatedly with a knife and then poured gasoline on her girlfriend's house and set it on fire. As a result, all 5 people were severely burned. Among them, Ms. Hue died due to severe injuries, while Binh, Ms. Hue's mother and her 2 children are being treated at the hospital.

Considering the criminal act of the suspect who used a dangerous weapon, a knife, and 30 liters of gasoline, a very dangerous flammable substance, to go to Ms. Hue’s house to resolve a conflict, it was an intentional act of taking another person’s life. The suspect knew that there were many people living in the house, including Ms. Hue’s child.

The law requires awareness that when gasoline is a flammable substance poured on the human body, it will endanger life. The suspect's criminal behavior constitutes the crime of Murder. The crime and punishment are stipulated in Points a, b, n, Clause 1, Article 123 of the Penal Code. For the 4 people who suffered serious injuries due to burns, the suspect is still responsible for the crime of Murder in the case of an attempted crime according to Article 15 of the Penal Code.

The suspect's act of pouring gasoline also caused damage to the family's property. If the result of the property damage assessment by the specialized agency in criminal proceedings is 2 million VND or more, the suspect will also be held criminally responsible for the crime of property destruction according to the provisions of Article 178 of the 2015 Penal Code.

The consequences of the case were particularly serious, with one person dead and many injured, including children, causing grief and loss to the victim's family and disrupting security and order in the area, so it must be strictly handled according to the law.

According to lawyer Nguyen Anh Thom, the total of the charges against Nguyen Van Binh faces the highest sentence of death./.