Murder of 5-year-old boy in Nghe An: Prosecution of male student Dao Ngoc Hoang

Nghe An: Missing 5-year-old boy found dead in abandoned house

(Baonghean.vn) - According to information, the child's body was found 10km from home, with both hands tied.

On June 16, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Province Police has just decided to prosecute and temporarily detain Dao Ngoc Hoang (17 years old, 11th grade student at Quynh Luu 4 High School; residing in Quynh Tam Commune, Quynh Luu) for 4 months to investigate the act of "Murder".

Hoang is the suspect who kidnapped Ho Tran Van Do (5 years old, Hoang's neighbor) and hid him in the forest for 2 days, causing the child's death, causing a stir in public opinion recently.

Previously, as reported by Nghe An Newspaper, on June 8, Quynh Luu District Police and Quynh Tam Commune authorities received a report from Mr. Ho Van Tu (residing in Hamlet 9, Quynh Tam Commune, Quynh Luu District) stating that at around 3:00 p.m. on June 7, 2020, his son, Ho Tran Van Do (5 years old), asked his father's permission to go to a neighbor's house to play.

By evening, not seeing their son return, having a premonition that something bad had happened, Mr. Tu's family went everywhere to search but still had no news of their son.

The unfortunate child. Photo: Archive

Through initial investigation, authorities determined that before going missing, Do went out with Dao Ngoc Hoang, an 11th grade male student - a neighbor of the family.

From this information, on the evening of June 9, Do was found dead in an abandoned house in a mountainous area bordering Yen Thanh district, nearly 10 km from home, with his hands tied.

Initial autopsy results showed that Do had no signs of murder and no injuries on his body. The initial cause of death was determined to be suffocation and starvation and thirst for many hours.

Working with the police, Dao Ngoc Hoang confessed that he was addicted to video games so he hid the 5-year-old boy with the intention of bringing him back as a "hero". However, when the authorities searched for him, the male student was afraid and did not dare to bring the boy back, leading to the heartbreaking incident.

Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of the incident.