Murdered ex-wife because of failed attempt to save relationship
The defendant and the victim were once husband and wife. Although divorced, Ha was always unreasonably jealous and forbade his ex-wife from having a relationship with another man. When his ex-wife refused to remarry, Ha took the life of the person he once shared a bed with.
On January 17, the People's Court of Nghe An province opened a trial for defendant Nguyen Van Ha (born in 1980), residing in Dien Hong commune, Dien Chau district, for the crime of "Murder". The victim in the case was the defendant's ex-wife - Ms. Tran TN (born in 1983, residing in Dien Thap commune).
Nguyen Van Ha and Ms. N. got married in 2002 and had 2 children together. In 2018, the couple divorced and the 2 children lived with Ha. Even though they were divorced, Ha was still unreasonably jealous and did not allow Ms. Ng. to have a relationship with any other man.
In February 2023, when he saw his ex-wife talking to another man on the phone, Ha used a knife to slash Ms. N., causing injury. That time, Ha was administratively punished by the authorities. However, that man still maintained his blind jealousy.
According to the case file, at around 6:45 p.m. on October 16, 2024, because he wanted to find Ms. N. to ask her to return to live together, Ha rode his motorbike to the company where his ex-wife worked in Dien Truong commune, Dien Chau district. Before leaving, Ha took a knife with him, thinking that if Ms. N. did not agree, he would stab her.
At 7:20 p.m., when he saw Ms. N. moving on Highway 1A, Ha asked his ex-wife to stop the car and talk. Ha said: "You left your child to have an affair for several years, now you come back to live with your child." Ms. N. did not agree, so the two sides argued with each other.
Suddenly, Ha took a knife and stabbed his ex-wife many times, causing the victim to die on the spot.
After committing the crime, Ha threw away the weapon and ran to Vinh City to meet a relative. That same night, Ha surrendered himself to Nghe An Provincial Police.
At the trial, the defendant admitted to committing the crime as charged in the indictment. Regarding the cause, the defendant stated that he repeatedly asked his ex-wife to remarry so that “the child could have a father and a mother”, but Ms. N. refused, leading to anger.
The victim's legal representative attended the court and requested that the defendant be tried according to the law. Meanwhile, the defendant's son asked the court to consider reducing his father's sentence.
In the indictment, the representative of the People's Procuracy of Nghe An province held the right to prosecute at the trial and proposed a life sentence for the defendant.
After the trial, the panel decided to extend the deliberation.
