A group of young men carrying weapons slashed people at night.
(Baonghean.vn) - Although there was no conflict, after a friend's distress message, A's group brought weapons to "deal with" their opponent. The night chase in Vinh City by the "choai choai" group left one victim with 22% injuries.
Nghe An Provincial People's Court has just opened a trial of three defendants Nguyen Dinh Binh A. (17 years old), Dinh Xuan D. (17 years old) and Hoang Duy H. (16 years old), all residing in Vinh City, for the crime of "Murder".
The case file shows that at around 11:30 p.m. on September 12, 2022, H. and D. were playing games at a shop on Doc Thiet Street, Vinh City when they got into an argument with a young man named Nguyen Cong P. and were punched several times in the face.
Hung immediately texted A.'s group about being beaten at the bar and said, "Come up here." While waiting for A.'s group to arrive, D. went to get two metal tubes from a nearby resident.
At midnight, A.'s group arrived at the game shop. Before leaving, A. brought two knives hidden in his pocket. When they met, A. gave H. one knife, then the whole group went into the game shop.
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Trial of 3 defendants Nguyen Dinh Binh A., Dinh Xuan D. and Hoang Duy H. |
Seeing H.'s group coming, P. ran away for a while but was caught up by H. and A. H. stabbed P. twice in the back with a knife. Seeing his friend being stabbed, Hoang Anh T. ran to stop him but was hit in the head by D. with an iron pipe. D. also hugged T. to let H. and A. use knives to attack him repeatedly, fiercely stabbing T. many times, causing a 22% injury rate.
The investigation agency determined that although the victim did not die, the injuries were life-threatening and would have resulted in death if not treated promptly. Therefore, all three defendants were prosecuted for murder.
At the trial, the three defendants admitted to their crimes. A. stated that he had no conflict with the victim, but when he heard his friend, defendant H., texting for help, he took a weapon and went to deal with the situation.
Attending the trial, the victim asked for a reduced sentence for the defendants and did not request civil compensation because the parties had reached an agreement.
The panel of judges determined that the defendants' actions were particularly dangerous to society and constituted murder. The fact that the victim did not die was beyond the defendants' subjective intention.
After considering the role of each defendant in the case, the court sentenced Nguyen Dinh Binh A. to 5 years and 6 months in prison, Dinh Xuan D. to 4 years in prison, and Hoang Duy H. to 3 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of "Murder".