Conflict after drinking party, young man charged with murder

(Baonghean.vn) - After exchanging words, Nguyen Huu Cuong used a weapon to hit Vuong Dinh Vinh in the head, causing Vinh to die shortly after.

On the morning of November 14, the People's Court of Nghe An province opened a first-instance criminal trial of defendant Nguyen Huu Cuong (born in 1987, residing in Nam Xuan commune, Nam Dan district) prosecuted for the crime of "murder".

Defendant Nguyen Huu Cuong in court. Photo: Phuong Thao

According to the indictment, at around 10:00 a.m. on July 2, 2017, Nguyen Huu Cuong went to Nguyen Van Hai's house (Hamlet 8, Nam Xuan Commune, Nam Dan District) to drink wine to celebrate his new housewarming. Afterwards, Cuong met Nguyen Huu Long (residing in Que Phong District) and invited him to his house. Upon returning home, each of them drank two more glasses of wine. Afterwards, Cuong invited Long to go to a beer house in Hamlet 10, Nam Xuan Commune to continue drinking beer.

Here, Cuong and Long met 4 more people, including Mr. Vuong Dinh Vinh (also living in Nam Xuan commune, Nam Dan district). After the drinking party, only Cuong, Long and Mr. Vinh remained. Because he wanted to drink more beer, Cuong went over to hug Mr. Vinh and said: "Stay and work another shift with my family". Mr. Vinh said: "I won't drink anymore, I'm going home". The two sides argued.

Mr. Vinh went into the beer house kitchen, took a knife in his right hand and walked towards Cuong. Cuong saw that and immediately took a metal tube from a nearby animal pen and hit Mr. Vinh on the left side of his head. Mr. Vinh was taken to the emergency room but died on the way. Nguyen Huu Cuong turned himself in to the police.

At court, Nguyen Huu Cuong admitted all his crimes. Considering that the defendant was remorseful and that his family had contributed to the revolution, the panel of judges considered this a mitigating circumstance and sentenced the defendant to 17 years in prison.

The defendant must compensate Vinh's family with 100 million VND for funeral expenses and mental damage (30 million VND has already been compensated), provide 500,000 VND/month/child for Vinh's 4 children, and 300,000 VND/month/person for Vinh's 2 biological parents.

Phuong Thao