Young man in Vinh city turns himself in for dousing debtor with gasoline and burning him
(Baonghean.vn) - Because they knew each other before, Quy lent Son some money. Unable to pay, Quy and Son had an argument, Quy doused Son in gasoline and set him on fire, seriously injuring him.
At about 7:30 p.m. on July 6, 2020, the Vinh City Police Investigation Agency received a confession from Dinh Khac Quy (born in 1992, residing in block 13, Dong Vinh ward, Vinh city) for the act of dousing another person with gasoline and burning him.
Previously, because they knew each other, Pham Ngoc Son (born in 1994, residing in My Trung hamlet, Hung Loc commune, Vinh city) borrowed a sum of money from Quy.
When Son did not pay on time, Quy asked Son to come to Bac Vinh Industrial Park to clarify.
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Victim Pham Ngoc Son at the hospital. Photo: Provided by the victim's family |
At around 2:25 p.m. on July 6, 2020, Quy and Son arrived at the meeting place. After a while of talking, the two sides had a conflict and a fight.
Dinh Khac Quy immediately took a plastic bottle containing gasoline that had been prepared in advance, opened the cap, poured it on Son, and lit it with a lighter, causing Son's clothes to catch fire and causing severe burns.
Immediately, Mr. Son was taken to the emergency room by the surrounding people, but because his injuries were too severe, he had to be transferred to the National Burn Institute for treatment.
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Subject Dinh Khac Quy. Photo: Facebook |
Currently, Vinh City Police are criminally detaining the subject to investigate and clarify the case.