What did the lawyer say about the sentence in the case of Truong Cong Vuong murdering someone at the drinking table?

The unjust death of an unrelated person

While drinking at a motel at 48 Do Thien Thu, Tu Thong area, Tu Minh ward (Hai Duong city), Truong Cong Vuong (born in 1991, in Thanh Hoa) who was renting a house in Cam Doai commune (Cam Giang, Hai Duong) asked to borrow money from Mr. Luong Van Hiep (born in 1994, in Na Dang village, Lam Phu commune, Lang Chanh district, Thanh Hoa) but was refused.

Vuong took a knife from the kitchen of the motel and chased Hiep, causing him to run away.

At that time, Mr. Nguyen Duc Hien (born in 1994, residing in Phung Chi Kien ward, Bac Kan city, Bac Kan) who worked at the same company as Mr. Hiep was drinking with him and also ran away, but the gate of the boarding house was locked, so he was slashed in the neck and died at the hospital.

Mr. Hiep suffered a severed tendon in his wrist and a head injury. After committing the crime, Vuong held a knife and tried to defend himself but was subdued by Tu Minh Ward Police.

The above particularly serious case occurred at 10:00 p.m. on January 16.

Doctor, lawyer Dang Van Cuong, Head of Chinh Phap Law Office (Hanoi Bar Association) said that Truong Cong Vuong's behavior was very hooligan and reckless, showing a sense of contempt for the law, simultaneously infringing on the lives and health of many people, so this subject will have to suffer severe punishment under the law.

According to information from the authorities, just because he was not lent money, the subject used a dangerous weapon to attack 2 people, resulting in 1 death and 1 serious injury. The incident has signs of murder, so the investigation agency will initiate a criminal case, prosecute the defendant to handle this subject for murder according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 123 of the Penal Code.

Lawyer Dang Van Cuong further analyzed that the incident happened in front of many witnesses. Traces left on the victim's body and at the crime scene are important evidence to prove Truong Cong Vuong's criminal behavior.

The subject was fully aware that the knife was a dangerous weapon. If he stabbed the victim in vital areas such as the head and neck, it could cause the victim to die. The subject was aware of the dangerous consequences but still intentionally committed the act and left the victim to die. Therefore, this act satisfied the signs of constituting the crime of murder as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 123 of the Penal Code and guided by precedent No. 47/2021/AL of the Council of Judges of the Supreme People's Court.

Alcohol - a catalyst leading to criminal behavior

There have been many heartbreaking incidents in Hai Duong caused by alcohol abuse.

In this case, lawyer Dang Van Cuong said that Truong Cong Vuong committed the murder after drinking alcohol and was mentally stimulated by alcohol.

Article 13 of the Penal Code stipulates that those who use alcohol, stimulants or other prohibited substances and infringe upon others will still be held criminally responsible. Therefore, in this situation, even if the subject is drunk, it is not a basis for excluding criminal responsibility because the subject put himself in that situation.

"Recently, there have been many murder cases stemming from personal conflicts, from drinking alcohol and then exchanging words... This shows a serious decline in social morality. When there is a lack of respect for others and disregard for the law, alcohol will be a catalyst that makes the subject lose control of himself and lead to criminal behavior. Therefore, in addition to actively propagating to raise awareness and awareness of law compliance of citizens, the issue of legal education, moral education, and life skills education from when young people are still in school is very important," said lawyer Dang Van Cuong.

Although there was only one victim who died, the act could have taken the lives of two or more people, so Truong Cong Vuong will be subject to many criminal framework and aggravating circumstances, such as the act being hooligan, committing the crime to the end, killing two or more people, so the punishment will be very severe.

For the act of murder, with a hooligan nature, this subject will face the penalty frame stipulated in Clause 1, Article 123 of the Penal Code, which is imprisonment from 12 to 20 years, life imprisonment or death penalty.