Conflict after party, young man stabs friend to death

On May 14, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened the first instance trial of defendant Lo Van Truong (born 2005, residing in Luc Da commune, Con Cuong district, Nghe An) for the crime of "Murder".

According to the indictment, at about 10:00 p.m. on December 25, 2023, Lo Van Truong went to Ms. HTH's house (residing in Luc Da commune, Con Cuong district) to attend a party. When going out the gate to get his motorbike to go home, Truong met Mr. Ngan Viet Luong (born in 1999, residing in Mon Son commune, Con Cuong district). Because there wasconflictBefore, Truong cursed and insulted Mr. Luong, who punched Truong in the head and face. Because everyone stopped him, Truong went home while Mr. Luong continued to go to the theater to drink alcohol.

Too angry, Truong went home to get a knife and returned to the party with the intention of revenge. At about 11:30 p.m. the same day, when he saw Mr. Luong and Mr. Ngan Trong Tr. (born in 1998, living in the same commune as Truong) coming back from the party, Truong stopped them. At this time, the two sides had another conflict. Mr. Tr. rushed in to beat Truong. Truong stepped back and bent down, stabbed Mr. Tr. twice in the body, causing the victim to collapse and die. A day later, Truong went to the police station of Luc Da commune, Con Cuong district to surrender.

At the trial, Truong confessed to all his actions. The defendant also apologized to the victim’s family and his own family for his mistake. He hoped the court would consider reducing his sentence.

Considering the case as a whole, the panel sentenced Lo Van Truong to 19 years in prison for “Murder”. In civil matters, the defendant was ordered to compensate the entire amount of more than 280 million VND for mental damage, funeral expenses and support for the victim’s relatives.