Two bodies suspected of being murdered were found in a deserted hut
The son went into the hut to check and was shocked to find his father lying dead on the bed with many wounds on his face, next to the body of a woman who had died by hanging.
On the morning of June 18, Colonel Nguyen Van Bon, Head of the Criminal Police Department (Dak Lak Provincial Police), said that the authorities are urgently investigating and clarifying the murder case of two people who died in Khanh Xuan Ward (Buon Ma Thuot City).
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The hut area where the murder took place. |
According to Colonel Bon, early this morning the unit completed the scene investigation and autopsy of the incident. "Initially, the police determined that the man died from being beaten to death" - Colonel Bon informed.
Previously, on the evening of June 17, the son of Mr. Pham XK (57 years old, residing in Khanh Xuan ward) after many unsuccessful phone calls to his father, went to the family's hut in block 1, Khanh Xuan ward to check and was shocked to discover that his father had died on the bed, his face covered in blood and a head wound. Next to the victim was the body of Mrs. Pham Thi KC (51 years old, residing in Tan An ward) who had died by hanging.
The incident was quickly reported to the authorities.
It is known that Mr. K. is a physical education teacher at a high school in Buon Ma Thuot City, has a wife and 2 children. Mrs. C. also has a husband and children, and is living in Tan An Ward.
According to local people, Mr. K. usually comes back from teaching to live in the hut area and take care of the fields. Mrs. C. and Mr. K. have feelings for each other, and she often comes to Mr. K.'s hut to play.
The cause of the murder is being urgently investigated.