Death sentence for murderer and motorbike taxi robber

On September 19, the People's Court of Ha Nam province held the first instance trial of defendant Nguyen Van Dung, born in 1990, residing in Da Ron commune, Don Duong district, Lam Dong province, for the crime of "Murder" as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 123 and the crime of "Robbery" as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 168 of the 2015 Penal Code.

According to the indictment of the People's Procuracy of Ha Nam province, knowing that Mr. Nguyen Cong Tu, residing in Bao Loc 2 village, Thanh Chau ward, Phu Ly city, Ha Nam province, was a motorbike taxi driver with a Yamaha Sirius motorbike and often picked up passengers at the Liem Tuyen overpass, Phu Ly city, Nguyen Van Dung had the intention of killing Mr. Tu to take possession of the motorbike.

Defendant Nguyen Van Dung at the trial. Photo: Nguyen Chinh/VNA

On the afternoon of May 16, Nguyen Van Dung took a bus from Hanoi to the Liem Tuyen overpass to meet and hire Mr. Nguyen Cong Tu to take him to the right dike of the Red River in the area of ​​​​village 1 Phu Truong, Chan Ly commune, Ly Nhan district, Ha Nam province. Here, Dung used a long bamboo stick to hit Mr. Tu on the head and face, causing Mr. Tu to die on the spot.

After killing Mr. Tu, Nguyen Van Dung took from Mr. Tu a motorbike, a cell phone, a leather wallet and some other properties, with a total value of more than 9.6 million VND.

At the trial, defendant Nguyen Van Dung confessed all his crimes.

Assessing the nature, level, criminal behavior, the defendant's personal background, the evidence and documents in the case file, and the litigation process at the trial, the Trial Panel sentenced Nguyen Van Dung to death for "Murder" and 5 years in prison for "Robbery", with the combined penalty for both crimes being the death penalty.