Husband suspected of beating wife to death in hospital
During their time together, Linh and his wife often had conflicts. During one of the conflicts, Linh beat his wife to the point of being hospitalized and later died.
On September 6, the police of Krong Pak district, Dak Lak province, said that the Criminal Police Department of the district police is temporarily detaining Bui Le Duy Linh (42 years old, Hoa Tien commune, Krong Pak district) to investigate and clarify the case of Ms. LTM (23 years old, Linh's wife) being beaten and hospitalized, leading todeath.
According to initial information, on the evening of September 5, the Criminal Investigation Department of Krong Pak District Police received a report from Ms. LTM's family that she had died after many days of treatment at the hospital. Determining that Linh was involved in Ms. M's death, the District Police took Linh to the headquarters for questioning.
![]() |
The family home where the incident occurred. |
Initial information from Hoa Tien Commune Police said that Linh had 4 criminal records, 3 previous convictions and was a serious drug addict. During a drug use, Linh was arrested and forced to go to a hospital.drug addiction treatmentobligatory.
At the end of August, Linh completed her mandatory drug rehabilitation period and returned to her hometown. In early September, while living with Ms. M., the couple had a conflict and during an argument, Ms. M. was beaten by Linh and had to be hospitalized in critical condition. At 8:00 p.m. on September 5, Ms. M. died.