Suspecting his wife of having an affair, a man killed his best friend and then hanged himself.

Binh Phuoc Provincial Police said they are investigating a serious murder case that left two people dead in the area.

Accordingly, the murder occurred in Pa Pech hamlet, Tan Hung commune, Dong Phu district, Binh Phuoc province.

The deceased victims include Nguyen Van Long (born in 1987, residing in Tan Hung commune) and Vu Van Cuong (born in 1989, residing in Dong Xoai city).

The house where the murder took place.

According to the investigation, Long and Cuong were friends who played together. However, recently, the two often had conflicts because Long suspected Cuong of having an affair with his wife.

On the evening of May 2, Long came home from work and saw Cuong and his wife hugging each other in the kitchen. He was angry and chased Cuong with a stick...

After that, Long and his wife had an argument. The wife asked for a divorce and packed her things to leave, but Long locked her in the room.

In a fit of jealousy, Long took his wife's phone and pretended to text Cuong, telling him that her husband had returned to his hometown to visit his children.

At around 11pm that same day, Cuong rode his motorbike to Long's house to meet his wife. However, as soon as he reached the front door, Long rushed out with a machete and slashed her many times, causing her to collapse and die on the spot. After committing the crime, Long went to a cashew tree about 20m from the house and hanged himself.

The police then organized a crime scene investigation and autopsy to investigate the cause of the incident.