Pay off opponents, use guns to shoot dead teammates

(Baonghean.vn) - Not knowing that Lam was an accomplice called to "deal with" his opponent, Hieu used his weapon to shoot straight at Lam, killing the victim on the spot.

On August 12 and 13, the People's Court of Nghe An province opened a first-instance criminal trial of defendant Nguyen Duy Hieu (born 1988, residing in Nghi Khanh commune, Nghi Loc district) for murder and "disturbing public order".

The defendants at trial

The 10 defendants in the case include: Vo Van Long (born 1990), Nguyen Ke Tuan (born 1993), Tran Van Nguyen (born 1993), Phan Van Thiet (born 1993), Le Van Cuong (born 1987), Vo Van Loc (born 1992) - all residing in Nghi Xa commune (Nghi Loc district); Le Duc Linh (born 1996, residing in Nghi Thinh commune), Nguyen Anh Tu (born 1991, residing in Nghi Trung commune), Nguyen Dang Luu (born 1990, residing in Nghi Hop commune) and Phan Thanh An (born 1986, residing in Nghi Lien commune, Vinh city) were prosecuted for the crime of "disturbing public order".

According to the indictment of the People's Procuracy of Nghe An province, due to a previous conflict, at around 11:00 a.m. on March 17, 2013, Vo Van Long invited Vo Van Loc and Nguyen Ke Tuan to Le Van Cuong's house to cause trouble, throwing bricks and stones at Cuong's house. Cuong took out a gun and fired a shot into the air, scaring Long's group and causing them to run away.

After Long's group ran away, Cuong called Hoang Van Lien to report to the police, then called Phan Thanh An for help. Then, Lien called Nguyen Duy Hieu to come to Cuong's house to check on the situation. An called Nguyen Sy Lam (28 years old, residing in Nghi Lien commune, Vinh city), asking Lam to come help Cuong.

Afterwards, Hieu and some people armed with guns and swords went to find Long's group to "settle" while Lam took a knife to Cuong's house. When they got close to the Nghi Xa Commune People's Committee headquarters, they met Hieu's group. Lam got out of the car, holding a knife in his hand and approached.

Thinking Lam was his “rival,” Hieu shot Lam, causing the victim to collapse and die on the spot. On March 20, 2013, Hieu surrendered to the Nghi Loc district police station. Other suspects were also arrested one after another for disturbing public order.

At the trial, the defendants confessed to all their crimes. Nguyen Duy Hieu was sentenced by the People's Court of Cua Lo Town to 15 months in prison with a suspended sentence, and a 27-month probation for disturbing public order.

At the end of the trial, the panel sentenced defendant Nguyen Duy Hieu to 17 years and 3 months in prison for murder and disturbing public order. The other 10 defendants were sentenced to sentences ranging from 18 months suspended to 6 years in prison for disturbing public order.

Doan Hoa