Jumping in to stop two children from fighting, mother died, father was critically injured
While stopping her children from fighting, Mrs. Binh was murdered by her eldest child with a knife. Mr. Thanh was seriously injured, and the neighbor was slightly injured.
Mr. Ta Quang Thai - Chairman of the People's Committee of Me Linh Commune, Me Linh District, Hanoi City said that a murder case had just occurred in the area, leaving 1 person dead and 2 others in critical condition.
Accordingly, at around 3:00 p.m. on February 6, two sons had a conflict at Mr. Thanh's house (born in 1965, Lieu Tri village, Me Linh commune).
Seeing their two children fighting, Mr. Thanh and his wife, Mrs. Binh (born in 1972), along with a neighbor, jumped in to stop them.
While stopping her children from fighting, Mrs. Binh was murdered by her eldest child with a knife. Mr. Thanh was seriously injured, and the neighbor was slightly injured.
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Area into victim's house. |
Immediately after the incident, the police arrested the younger brother, but the older brother fled the scene.
“This family has two sons, both of whom are drug addicts. At the time of the incident, not many neighbors knew about it because the family’s alley is very deep,” said Mr. Thai.
Police are currently investigating the cause of the incident.