Slash your friend just because he was rejected... to go 'double up'
(Baonghean.vn) - After a drinking session, Tran Dinh Tuan invited a group of friends to go sing karaoke. However, the offer to go "round 2" was rejected by one of the group. For that reason, Tuan attacked his friend right at the drinking place.
Slash your friend for not going to "increase 2"
One day in mid-November, a young woman hurriedly brought her two small children to the People's Court of Nghe An province. She was the wife of defendant Tran Dinh Tuan (27 years old), residing in Tan Huong commune, Tan Ky district, who was brought to trial for murder.
While waiting for the jury to come to work, the woman kept an eye on her two young children (6 and 2 years old), and took the opportunity to look inside - where her husband was sitting - and secretly wiped away her tears. Since her husband was in trouble with the law, she has been the sole breadwinner of the family, raising her school-age children. People say that if you marry a man of the same age, you can lie down and eat, but she cannot do that.
In March 2023, Tuan was administratively punished for disturbing public order. Although he has not been criminally prosecuted, the administrative punishment by the authorities is a reminder and warning for Tuan. But it seems that the young father has not yet looked back at himself and slowed down. Instead, when attending a party with a group of friends, Tuan slashed someone just because of a petty conflict.
Specifically, at noon on May 18, 2023, Tuan and a group of friends, both male and female, ate and drank at a restaurant in Tan Ky town, Tan Ky district. At around 3:00 p.m. the same day, after a drinking session, Tuan invited everyone to stop drinking and go sing karaoke, but was refused by Mr. Le Van N. (31 years old).
Frustrated that Mr. N. did not agree to sing and thought that he had an "attitude" towards him, Tuan went to the back of the kitchen area to get a knife and hid it on his person. When he returned to the dining room, Tran Dinh Tuan continued to invite everyone to "go to the second round" but Mr. N. still refused.
Suddenly, Tuan stood up, grabbed a knife and slashed Mr. N's neck and head. Witnessing the incident, the people present and the owner of the restaurant immediately came to stop him, but Tuan still did not stop his actions. On the contrary, he chased Mr. N with a knife.
Suddenly slashed, Mr. N. fled the scene. Afterwards, the victim was taken to the hospital for emergency treatment and was treated for a period of time. Authorities determined that the victim suffered 28% bodily injury.
Pay the price for hooliganism
At the witness stand, defendant Tuan admitted to committing the crime as charged in the indictment. The defendant stated that he had been drinking that day and was a bit impulsive. The victim's refusal to go to karaoke and her attitude towards him upset the defendant, leading to his wrongdoing.
When asked by the Trial Council why, just because of a small conflict about going out to sing, the defendant acted like a thug by holding a knife and slashing the victim’s dangerous areas such as the neck, head, etc., Tuan remained silent. Afterwards, Tuan blamed it on the fact that he had been drunk.
At the trial, the defendant apologized to the victim. After committing the crime, the defendant had pressured the victim’s family to pay 20 million VND in compensation. Attending the trial, the victim stated that because the defendant’s slashes had left after-effects on the victim’s body, the victim’s health had not yet fully recovered. The victim was worried about his future health whenever the weather changed.
Having the last word before the court deliberated, the defendant asked the court to consider reducing his sentence so that he could return to his life and support his wife and two young children. Just because of a moment of impulsiveness and pleasure after a glass of wine, the young father pushed his life into prison, leaving pain not only for himself but also for his children who were still in school.
The defendant's behavior was considered to be hooliganism, because of a petty conflict, he used a knife to slash the victim's dangerous area; the victim did not die because he received timely emergency care, so he should be severely punished for deterrence and general prevention. However, some mitigating circumstances for the defendant should also be considered. After considering the aggravating and mitigating circumstances, the Trial Panel sentenced the defendant Tran Dinh Tuan to 12 years and 6 months in prison for murder.
Although the defendant has been sentenced, the case has sounded an alarm about the behavior of a group of young people in today's life. This is also a lesson about the harmful effects of alcohol and stimulants that make people lose control of their behavior, causing irreparable consequences.