A rebellious son murders his mother while in a fit of madness.
Suffering from hallucinations, Vuong fatally stabbed his mother and severely injured his daughter. The suspect then attempted suicide but failed.
On March 27, the Lang Son Provincial Police announced that they had issued a decision to initiate criminal proceedings against Ly Van Vuong (40 years old, residing in Ho Son commune, Huu Lung district) to investigate the act of murder.
According to investigators, at around 2 PM on March 20th, Vuong was at home when he experienced hallucinations, hearing many voices in his ears about relatives being chased, beaten, and killed, and that many people were looking to kill him.
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Wang at the investigative agency. Photo:Dawn |
Vuong went into the kitchen, grabbed a pig-slaughtering knife with a wooden handle, and left the house to find the person who intended to kill him. On the way, he met his mother, Lam Thi Mai (67 years old), who had just returned from tending the buffaloes, so Vuong followed her home.
While Mrs. Mai was sitting on the front porch, Vuong, experiencing hallucinations, stabbed his mother in the chest and neck with a knife, causing her death. Entering the house, he saw his 10-year-old daughter sitting on the bed and used the wooden handle of the knife to strike her head and neck.
Seeing his child bleeding and crying, Vuong stopped hitting him and ran out into the yard, intending to stab himself in the stomach with a knife, but his older brother ran up and snatched the knife from his hand. The police arrived and arrested the suspect.
During the investigation, Wang was found to be experiencing hallucinations and psychosis. The most likely cause was prolonged alcohol consumption.
