The tragic fate of the unfortunate man who was murdered

Nghe An Provincial People's Court has just opened a first-instance criminal trial.Lu Quy Hung (23 years old), residing in Nga My commune, Tuong Duong district, for the crime of "Murder". Lu Quy Hung is the one who murdered Kha Van Ng. (born in 1973, residing in the same commune).

The trial proceeded quite quickly as the defendant admitted to all the crimes as charged in the indictment. However, the victim’s short life, as told by his relatives in court, made many people feel sorry and sympathetic.

According to Kha Van Tuyen (Kha Van Ng.’s younger brother), the victim had an unfortunate life. Ng. was born deaf and mute, and could only mumble a few words. Due to his disability, he was not allowed to go to school, and his life was confined to the village.

Defendant Lu Quy Hung in court. Photo: Tran Vu

In 2002, through matchmaking, Mr. Ng. met Ms. Lo Thi Thanh, who was considered slow. His family life went smoothly when they had two children, one boy and one girl, in 2003 and 2004. However, family troubles began to strike in 2011 when his wife took their daughter and left.

“At that time, we organized many searches but did not get any information. Only later did we hear that my sister-in-law and child had been tricked and sold to China,” said Mr. Kha Van Tuyen.

Since his wife left without any explanation, Mr. Ng's personality changed dramatically. This man often caused trouble for others. However, people often paid little attention because they knew he was not normal like others. On the contrary, they sympathized with him even more when they learned about his family situation. Many families did not hesitate to feed Mr. Ng, including Hung's father-in-law's family. However, the heartbreaking thing happened when Hung cruelly used a piece of wood to hit Mr. Ng's vital parts, causing the victim's death.

According to the investigation agency's documents, at around 10:00 a.m. on October 7, 2019, Lu Quy Hung was drying rice at his father-in-law's house when Mr. Ng. walked up, pointed, mumbled curses and threatened to beat Hung. Knowing that Ng. was a person who lisped and could not speak clearly, Hung remained silent. Then, Hung used his hand to signal Mr. Ng. to go somewhere else. This man did not go but picked up a rock and took out a lighter to light it, at the same time pointing towards Hung's father-in-law's house.

Through Ng.'s actions, Hung understood that this person threatened to burn down his house and shop, so he chased him away. At 11:00 a.m. the same day, thinking back to how his family had taken care of him and given him food and drink many times, but this person had cursed him and threatened to burn down his house and shop for no apparent reason, Hung was angry and took a piece of wood to look for Ng.

Seeing Mr. Ng. sitting on a stone bench in front of the grocery store, Hung stopped his car, grabbed a wooden stick and hit Mr. Ng. Although the victim was taken to the emergency room by the people, he died the following afternoon. The cause of Mr. Ng.'s death was determined to be a fractured skull and a brain hemorrhage.

In the witness stand, Hung expressed remorse and asked for a lighter sentence. The defendant said that he and the victim were related. His family had taken care of him and fed him many times. However, because he was upset that the victim had threatened to burn down his house and restaurant, he beat him. Hung said that he did not intend to kill the victim but only beat him as a warning, but he did not expect the incident to happen.

Mr. Tuyen recounts his brother's tragic life. Photo: Tran Vu

Attending the trial as the legal representative of the victim, Mr. Tuyen asked for a reduced sentence for the defendant. This man also did not ask for any further compensation after receiving more than 70 million VND from the defendant's family after the incident.

As for the victim’s wife and child, there has been no news since they left. Even on the day Mr. Ng. died, his wife did not know and was absent on the day of the funeral. Mr. Tuyen said that since his sister-in-law left, his family has adopted his sister’s son.

After his younger brother passed away, his family continued to take care of the child. In his daily life, the defendant had helped the victim and the victim's family many times. Therefore, attending the trial, he hoped that his nephew would have a chance to correct his mistakes and start a new life.

During the deliberation, Hung’s wife carried her baby upstairs to meet her father. Seeing her baby, Hung burst into tears. Regret was evident on the young father’s face who had made a mistake. During the brief reunion, the defendant’s wife and relatives could only encourage Hung to reform peacefully.

For the crime of "Murder", Lu Quy Hung received a 12-year prison sentence. But perhaps the more severe sentence that the defendant must endure is the torment in his conscience for his illegal behavior.