Woman uses sickle to cut into neighbor's mother and child's head
(Baonghean.vn) - Although they have been neighbors for many years, because of a small conflict with each other, defendant Ho Thi Loan (Yen Thanh) used a sickle to "deal with" her neighbor.
On November 21, 2019, the People's Court of Nghe An province heard the appeal of the case of "Intentionally causing injury" against the defendant Ho Thi Loan (born in 1977); residing in Hamlet 7, Dai Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District.
According to the case file: Ms. Loan has repeatedly quarreled, cursed, destroyed property, and caused disorder in the locality. In particular, Ms. Loan has had conflicts with Ms. T. - her neighbor for many years.
On the afternoon of March 10, 2019, when Mrs. T. had just left her daughter-in-law's house, Mrs. Loan picked up a sickle and started cursing. Seeing this, Mrs. T. went into another house to hide. Seeing this, the daughter-in-law immediately called the village committee to come and resolve the matter.
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| Defendant Ho Thi Loan at the appeal hearing. Photo: An Quynh. |
Even though the village chief and secretary came to stop her, Ms. Loan still used the sickle to cut Ms. T. Then, she continued to use the sickle to cut Ms. T's daughter-in-law's head twice. The incident only stopped when the village secretary intervened and threw the sickle away.
Despite having the sickle thrown away, Ms. Loan continued to struggle and fight with her daughter, Ms. T.
According to the conclusion of the forensic examination of Nghe An province, the physical injury caused by Ms. Loan to Ms. T.’s daughter-in-law was 1%. The Yen Thanh District People’s Court reviewed the case file and based on the circumstances, decided to sentence the defendant Ho Thi Loan to 6 months in prison for the crime of “intentionally causing injury”. Because they did not agree with the verdict of the Yen Thanh District People’s Court, both the defendant and the victim filed an appeal.
At the appeal hearing, the panel of judges stated that during her time living in the locality, the defendant Loan had repeatedly quarreled, cursed, destroyed property, and caused disorder in the locality. However, the mitigating circumstances were that the defendant committed the crime for the first time in a less serious case; before and during the crime, the defendant had limited cognitive capacity and behavioral control.
After reviewing the case file, the panel of judges decided to uphold the original verdict of the Yen Thanh District People's Court. The defendant Ho Thi Loan was sentenced to 6 months in prison for "disturbing public order".
