Prosecution of the case of the Chief of the Civil Judgment Enforcement Office who died after a drinking party

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Huu Manh, spokesman for Thanh Hoa Province Police, said that this morning the decision to prosecute the murder case was issued by the investigation agency. "The authorities have not detained any suspects yet," Lieutenant Colonel Manh said, adding that samples of wine and food from the party have been sealed and sent for testing to see if they contain toxins.

Gold shop at 50 Quang Trung. Photo: Lam Son.

Previously, at around 12:20 on April 20, Mr. Vien and 6 people gathered to eat and drink at the headquarters of Asia Europe Real Estate Company at E16, Zone 4, Binh Minh Urban Area, Dong Huong Ward, drinking wine brought by Le Thi Phuong (38 years old, Director of Asia Europe Real Estate Company).

At the beginning of the party, Mr. Vien and Mr. Nguyen Van Tho (39 years old, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Asia-Europe Company) tasted wine and were poisoned and had to go to the emergency room. Mr. Vien died at Thanh Hoa General Hospital.

Along with the party at the company headquarters, about 3 km away, at Ms. Phuong's family's private home, Minh Phuong Gold Shop at 50 Quang Trung, there were also 6 people drinking. The homeowner's husband, Mr. Tran Xuan Minh (46 years old), drank the above wine and died in the afternoon.

Thanh Hoa General Hospital said that four of the people who attended the two drinking parties had been taken to the emergency room. Besides Mr. Vien and Minh, the other two were out of danger.

According to the Thanh Hoa Province Civil Judgment Enforcement Department, on the morning of April 20, Mr. Vien went to work at the office. At around 9:30, he asked the agency driver to take him to work in Bim Son town. At 12:00, he returned to the city but did not go to the office.