Suspect in murder of 5 family members prosecuted

On February 21, Ho Chi Minh City Police prosecuted and temporarily detained Nguyen Huu Tinh (18 years old, from An Giang) on ​​charges of murdering 5 people in the family of Mr. Mai Xuan Chinh (46 years old) and robbery.

Tinh worked at Mr. Chinh's mechanical workshop in alley 131, street number 7 (Binh Hung Hoa ward, Binh Tan district) for nearly two months. He still maintained his statement that he was resentful because Mr. Chinh's wife often scolded him.

After attending the employer’s New Year’s Eve party on February 12, Tinh remained at his employer’s house while the other workers had gone home to celebrate Tet. Late that night, he killed Mr. Chinh in the attic. The victim’s wife resisted and ran away, but he chased her downstairs and stabbed her to death.

Tinh killed the three children aged 6-13 of the owner in other rooms upstairs.

Police initially determined that the suspect committed the crime alone, and that the stolen property was a motorbike used to escape. He was injured in the arm during the crime.

Mr. Chinh and his wife are well off financially and are considered to live in harmony with their neighbors.

The serious crime was discovered on the morning of February 15 (New Year's Eve) at Mr. Chinh's bungalow. Mr. Chinh's wife's body was in the front room, with many blood stains. Next to her was a fierce German Shepherd dog, which reacted violently. The police had to tranquilize the dog before they could enter the house, and then discovered the remaining victims.

Authorities seized two murder knives at the scene.many fingerprints, blood samples, DNA of the killer.

On New Year's Eve, dozens of detectives split into many directions to at least 3 provinces in the West to capture Tinh. At noon on the first day of Tet, he was controlled while drinking with a group of friends in Long An.