Murder in the middle of the night in Hanoi: Suspect stabbed wrong person, “very remorseful”

On April 22, the Police Investigation Agency of Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi, temporarily detained criminal Pham Duy Thinh (51 years old, in Nhan Chinh Ward, Thanh Xuan District) to investigate his behavior. murder.

According to the authorities, on the evening of April 19, Thinh, his wife and two friends, Mr. Vu Anh Dung and Mr. Le Xuan Tung, went out to eat, drank alcohol, and then returned to the restaurant. coffee shop at 40 Cu Loc Street (Thuong Dinh Ward, Thanh Xuan).

At about 10 p.m., Thinh had a conflict with another male customer sitting at the next table. After that, Thinh ran back to his house in Quan Nhan alley, took two knives and returned to the cafe. Seeing this, Mr. Dung and Mr. Tung intervened.

At this time, Mr. L.S.B. (an acquaintance of Thinh’s group) knew about it so he also went to Cu Loc street to dissuade him.

When he arrived, Mr. B. approached and hugged Thinh to prevent the fight, but Thinh stabbed him with a knife. 2 stabs in the ribs resulted in death on the spot.

Received news that Thanh Xuan District Police arrested Pham Duy Thinh for investigation and handling according to legal regulations.

At the police station, Thinh said that when he saw someone hugging him, he thought it was a rival group so he used a knife to stab him… After knowing it was Mr. B. Thinh felt extremely regretful and apologized to the victim’s family.