Prosecuted the man who used 7 liters of gasoline to set fire to his neighbor's house

On August 21, the People's Procuracy of Lien Chieu District (Da Nang) announced that it had approved the decision to prosecute and issue an arrest warrant for Nguyen Van Nong (46 years old, residing in Hoa Minh Ward, Lien Chieu District) for the act of "killing”.

According to initial investigation, at the end of 2020, Mr. Nong lent his friend near his house, Mr. TVN (48 years old). Mr. N. said he borrowed money to do land procedures in Tam Ky City (Quang Nam).

After that, Mr. N. paid Mr. Nong 10 million VND, and Mr. N. delayed paying the rest. This was the money Mr. Nong had saved to build a house. Every time Mr. Nong went to his friend's house to ask for the debt, he was chased away, so he felt resentful and repeatedly threatened to harm his friend and thought of ways to burn down the house.

Defendant Nguyen Van Nong. Photo: Police

To carry out his act, the subject bought a mini air-cooled welding set, a plastic can of gasoline, and at the same time surveyed and studied the scene and carefully calculated a plan to carry out the act as quickly as possible.

At around 2am on August 10, Mr. Nong brought a mini air-cooled welding set and punched a hole in the iron door behind Mr. N.’s house on Bau Nang 11 Street. Then, using a homemade plastic pipe, he poured about 7 liters of gasoline in a plastic can into the house and set it on fire. When the fire broke out, Mr. Nong took his car and drove home.

Fortunately, before the fire spread, Mr. N's wife, Mrs. TTH, woke up to go to the bathroom and discovered it, promptly extinguishing it.

According to the People's Procuracy of Lien Chieu District, Mr. Nong's actions were very dangerous and could have caused death. The subject deliberately carried out the act late at night, when everyone in the house was asleep. The fact that someone discovered it in time and there were no fatal consequences was beyond Mr. Nong's intention.