Remembering old conflicts, he took a knife and chopped off his drinking buddy's hand.
Coming home from drinking, remembering the old conflict, Thanh went to find his drinking buddy. The two sides got into a fight and the subject took a knife and cut off the victim's hand.
January 18, PublicMang Thit district police (Vinh Long province) are temporarily detaining Ho Duy Thanh (35 years old; residing in My An commune, Mang Thit district) to investigate the act of intentionally causing injury.
According to the incident, on the evening of January 10, Thanh came home from drinking and suddenly remembered an old conflict with Vo Phi Dinh (34 years old; living in the same locality), so Thanh called Dinh to challenge him to a fight.
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| Subject Ho Duy Thanh. Photo: Mang Thit Police |
Knowing that Dinh was drinking, Thanh went to see him. When they arrived, the two argued and fought. Thanh ran to the car but was chased by Dinh and slashed his leg with a homemade knife. At this time, Thanh took the knife he was carrying and slashed Dinh repeatedly, injuring him and severing his left hand. After committing the crime, Thanh fled and later turned himself in; the victim was taken to the hospital for emergency treatment.
