What did the 'killer' who stabbed his parents-in-law say at the police station?

After failing to convince his wife to return to rekindle their relationship, the Vien took a knife to his body and intended to kill the person he had once shared a bed with, but could not find, so he cruelly stabbed his wife's parents.

On the afternoon of September 21, the Investigation Police Agency of Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, said it was completing the file to hand over the suspect Le Van Vien (born 1987, from Tien Giang) to the Department of Investigation Police on Social Order Crimes (PC45) of Ho Chi Minh City Police to continue investigating under its authority the act of "murder".

Subject Le Van Vien at the police station - Photo: Thien Long

Previously, at around 2:00 p.m. on September 20, residents living in a boarding house located in alley C11 in Hamlet 3, Tan Kien Commune (Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City) were shocked to discover that Mr. Le Van Tam (born in 1950, registered residence: District 11) and his wife Nguyen Hong Van (born in 1952) were stabbed to death by their son-in-law Le Van Vien in their boarding house.

Although people rushed him to the emergency room, Mr. Tam died due to the severity of his injuries. Mrs. Van, after receiving first aid at Binh Chanh District Hospital, was transferred to Cho Ray Hospital for further treatment. The son-in-law was also subdued by the people and handed over to the police.

After the incident, Binh Chanh District Police and other professional units of Ho Chi Minh City Police quickly arrived to examine the scene, conduct an autopsy and take witness statements to investigate and clarify the case. Through initial statements, Le Van Vien confessed to being the perpetrator who murdered his wife's parents.

The area of ​​the rented room where the heartbreaking incident happened

At the police station, Vien said that due to marital conflicts, about 5 days before, Ms. Le Thi Anh Dao (born 1990, Vien's wife) left to live with her parents. Many times trying to contact her but failed, so Vien became more and more angry.

At noon on September 20, Vien went to buy half a liter of alcohol and drank it all alone. Then he took a sharp knife and put it in his pocket, went to his parents-in-law's room and forced Dao to return home or he would stab her to death. Vien planned to commit suicide after committing the crime to follow her.

When he arrived, he did not see Ms. Dao, but only Ms. Van opened the door. Ms. Van blamed the couple for the conflict that forced Ms. Dao to leave, so the mother and daughter argued. At this time, Mr. Tam came out of the rented room and said to his wife: "Don't talk to him."

Hearing Mr. Tam say that, Vien immediately took out the knife he had hidden in his pocket and stabbed his father-in-law many times, causing him to collapse to the ground. Then, he turned to stab Mrs. Van. However, the stab hit the wall, causing the knife handle to break and fall to the ground. Seeing the scissors hanging on the wall in the kitchen, Vien grabbed them and stabbed Mrs. Van many times in the chest and head, causing serious injuries. Mrs. Van cried for help and tried to run outside, but after a few steps, she collapsed to the floor.

According to CA.TP.HCM