Conflict in billiards match, young man slashes friend to death
(Baonghean.vn) - Just because of a conflict while playing billiards, Nguyen Huu Diep took a knife and chased after his neighbor and slashed him many times, causing his death.
On March 11, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened a first-instance criminal trial against Nguyen Huu Diep (born 1994), residing in Thanh Ngoc commune, Thanh Chuong district, Nghe An province, for the crime ofKilling.
According to the content, at 9:45 p.m. on September 20, 2023, while going to a billiards shop in Thanh Ngoc commune, Thanh Chuong district, Hoang Van D. (born in 1995, living in the same hamlet) heard Hoang Van Tr. (D.'s brother-in-law) and Diep betting on "five cards" of billiards with each other. Hearing that, Mr. D. came to stop him. Mr. D. told Diep "if you want to bet evenly, then bet. You're so smart that you always want others to bet..."
After that, Diep and Mr. D. had an argument, conflict and then a fight. Diep picked up a billiard ball and threw it at Mr. D., while also holding a stick and hitting Mr. D. with his hand but missed. At this time, Mr. D. held the billiard ball in his hand and hit Diep on the left side of the head, causing her to bleed.
Seeing that, everyone came to stop him and took Mr. D. out of the billiards club. Diep left the billiards club and saw Mr. D. standing at the crossroads. Then, Mr. D. said to Diep, "What do you want, come here." Diep replied, "You wait there." After saying that, Diep ran to his car, got a knife and chased after Mr. D. Seeing Diep holding a knife, everyone ran to stop him, and Mr. D. ran into a house. When Mr. D. ran into the house, Diep caught up with him and slashed Mr. D. many times.
The victim then hit his head on the floor, lost consciousness, and was taken to the emergency room, but died on September 23, 2023 due to severe injuries. The cause of death was determined to be severe injuries, circulatory failure, respiratory failure due to trauma that severed the left brachial artery and left basilar vein; skull fracture, brain hemorrhage.
After committing the crime, Diep also went to the police to confess his crime.
At the trial, defendant Nguyen Huu Diep confessed his crime. Diep said that because he was challenged by Mr. D., he could not control himself and caused serious consequences.
Considering the case as a whole, the panel sentenced Nguyen Huu Diep to 13 years in prison for murder. As for the civil part, the two parties had reached an agreement so the court did not consider it.
