Unable to borrow money to redeem the car, burned the neighbor's car.

(Baonghean.vn) - Borrowed a motorbike from a neighbor and pawned it for money to spend. When he was short of money to redeem it, Son tried to borrow money but was unsuccessful so he burned the motorbike.

On March 28, the People's Court of Dien Chau district held a mobile trial of the case against Nguyen Van Son (born in 1983, residing in Hamlet 1, Dien Lien Commune, Dien Chau) on two charges of Abusing trust to appropriate property and Destruction of property.

According to the indictment, on November 27, 2016, Nguyen Van Son took advantage of the trust of Mr. Vo Van Hue in Hamlet 3, Dien Lien Commune to borrow his motorbike, then pawned it for money to spend.

Defendant Nguyen Van Son. Photo: Van Anh

Unable to redeem the motorbike, on January 5, 2017, Son went to Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Lam's house (a local resident) to borrow money to redeem the motorbike, but Mr. Lam did not agree. Angry, Son burned his shirt and then burned Mr. Lam's motorbike that was parked in the yard.

Son was arrested by the police and prosecuted for two crimes: Abusing trust to appropriate property and Destruction of property. The value of the two motorbikes was estimated at nearly 8 million VND.

At the trial, the defendant admitted his crime and expressed remorse. Considering the circumstances, the panel sentenced Nguyen Van Son to 24 months in prison and ordered him to return the property to the victim.

Also on the same day, the People's Court of Dien Chau district held a mobile trial of 4 other cases with 5 defendants on charges of: Theft of property; Illegal possession and trafficking of narcotics. The panel sentenced the defendants to a total of 100 months in prison.

Van Anh