Arguing about making noise, young man stabs his neighbor to death
Late at night, hearing someone else driving home with the sound of the exhaust and talking loudly, when reminded and challenged by this person, Nguyen Bao Quoc took a knife and stabbed the victim to death...
On November 19, the People's Court of Kien Giang province held a first-instance trial and sentenced defendant Nguyen Bao Quoc (born 1995), residing in Vinh Loi ward, Rach Gia city (Kien Giang) to 14 years in prison for the crime ofkillingThe victim in this case is Nguyen Truong Vu, who lives in the same boarding house as the defendant.
According to the indictment, at around 0:00 on September 9, 2020, after finishing drinking and preparing to go to bed, Quoc heard the sound of Vu's motorbike and some other friends driving back to the motel (along with the motel room where Quoc was staying) with very loud motorbike noises, plus these people when entering the motel room also talked loudly, making Quoc unable to sleep.
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Defendant Nguyen Bao Quoc. |
Angry, Quoc went out and shouted at Vu's group to talk softly so everyone could sleep, otherwise, Quoc would beat Vu and his group right away. Hearing Quoc's threat, Vu challenged them.
Being drunk, Quoc got angry and took out a knife to fight with Vu. Seeing that Quoc had a knife, Vu ran into the rented room. Quoc chased him into the room and stabbed him many times, causing Vu's death.
After committing the crime, Quoc surrendered to the police and was detained until the day of trial.