Arrested male student who beat his friend's head
Nguyen Ba Thuan, a student in class 11A5 at Lang Chanh High School, was arrested on charges of murder after nearly 2 months of beating a schoolmate.
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Bay - Principal of Lang Chanh High School said, Thuan was arrested on March 5 while studying at school.
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The victim is being treated at Thanh Hoa General Hospital. Photo: Lam Son. |
Previously, at around 11:30 a.m. on January 14, after the morning school session, Pham Thanh Lam, a student of class 11A6 at Lang Chanh High School, was riding his bike toward the school gate when Thuan used an iron rod to hit him straight in the head.
Doctors determined that Lam had a fractured skull and brain swelling. The male student is out of danger but will need a long time to recover. The injury assessment results showed that Lam suffered 49% health damage.
Lang Chanh High School Principal Nguyen Dinh Bay said that Lam, who was the class monitor of class 11A6, had previously warned a classmate who was Thuan's close friend.
The homeroom teacher and school invited the students and parents to the meeting, asked them to write a report and pledge not to repeat the offense. A day later, Thuan suddenly committed the crime.