Confession of the murderer who used a knife to kill his younger brother's family

Suspect Nguyen Van Dong.

Regarding the murder of a family in Hong Ha commune, Dan Phuong district (Hanoi city) that left 4/5 victims dead, 1 is currently being treated in critical condition, on the afternoon of September 1, the Hanoi City Police Department initiated a case and prosecuted Nguyen Van Dong (born 1966, residing in Hong Ha commune, Dan Phuong district) for murder.

At the police station, the perpetrator Nguyen Van Dong gave initial statements about this massacre.

Dong confessed that he was upset because of a conflict with his younger brother Nguyen Van Hai's family, so he couldn't sleep all night. At about 7:30 a.m. on September 1, Dong took the knife down from the cupboard, hid it in a shirt, and went to his younger brother's (Mr. Hai) house.

At this time, Ms. Doan Thi Viet (born 1971, Mr. Hai's wife) had just left the gate on her motorbike when Dong suddenly used a knife to slash her head, then slashed her 2-3 times in a row. Ms. Viet collapsed.

According to Dong's statement, his main purpose was to take a knife to kill Hiep (Hai's son) and Viet (Hai's wife), but Hiep had already escaped, so when he met Nguyen Thi Bac (born in 1991, Hai's daughter), Dong immediately swung the knife and slashed Bac.

Suddenly being slashed by her uncle with a knife, Ms. Bac immediately ran into the front garden to escape but was immediately chased by Dong, who slashed her 2-3 more times.

After Ms. Bac collapsed, the perpetrator went out of Mr. Hai's gate and looked around but saw no one, so he took a knife and returned to Mr. Hai's house and chased Ms. Do Thi Nhung (born 1995, Mr. Hai's daughter-in-law).

Scene of the incident (Photo: Tran Thanh).

At that time, Ms. Nhung was holding her child, Nguyen Huyen M. (born in 2018, Mr. Hai's granddaughter), and quickly ran into the house and locked the door. Seeing that, the perpetrator immediately used the handle of a knife to break the glass door. Being chased, Ms. Nhung immediately carried her child and ran out through the side door but unfortunately tripped and fell in front of the gate. At that moment, the perpetrator rushed forward and slashed Ms. Nhung and the child 3-4 times in the head and stomach.

After committing the crime, Dong returned home to think and intended to commit suicide.

When asked by the investigators about the purpose of the crime, Nguyen Van Dong said that his initial main motive was to kill Hiep and Viet. This plan had been made the day before (August 31), but when Dong chased Hiep, Hai (Dong's younger brother) shouted "kill her to death". At that time, unable to control himself, Dong turned around and swung the knife, slashing his younger brother to death.

Previously, at around 7:15 a.m. the same day, at cluster 2 of Hong Ha commune, Dan Phuong district, Nguyen Van Dong (born in 1966, resident of Hong Ha commune) took a knife and attacked his younger brother's family when he heard that his brother's family had just held a groundbreaking ceremony to build a house.

It is worth mentioning that many people witnessed the incident but no one dared to intervene because Nguyen Van Dong was too aggressive. When the victims had collapsed, Dong continued to slash at them with a knife.

"According to a report from Dan Phuong District Police, Dong and his brother were left a piece of land by their parents. When he heard that his younger brother had just started building a house, Dong took a knife and slashed his younger brother, his wife and his children due to a previous land dispute," informed Mr. Nguyen Huu Hoang, Chairman of Dan Phuong District People's Committee.