{"id":6102,"date":"2021-03-25T13:59:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T05:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=6102"},"modified":"2022-10-05T22:11:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T14:11:00","slug":"crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Terrible Crimes In Vietnam In The Past Decade That Still Send Shivers Up Our Spines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Famous crimes in Vietnam<\/h2>\n
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Vietnam is known as a peaceful and friendly country, but of course, no country is without crimes, and every now and then, we get news of particularly serious cases that give us goosebumps.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, let\u2019s take a look at <\/span>9 of the most famous crimes in Vietnam<\/b> in the past decade, from jealousy-induced murders to those caused by pure fanaticism.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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1. Nguy\u1ec5n \u0110\u1ee9c Ngh\u0129a \u2013 murdered his ex-girlfriend and dismembered her body<\/h3>\n
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\nThe apartment where the murder happened<\/span>
\n<\/span>Image credit:<\/span> VNExpress<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

On the morning of 17th May 2010, security guards at an apartment in Hanoi were horrified to find the mangled, naked body of a young woman on the rooftop. Authorities were immediately notified, and further investigations revealed the murderer to be Nguy\u1ec5n \u0110\u1ee9c Ngh\u0129a<\/strong>, the victim\u2019s ex-boyfriend.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/i>The murderer, Nguy\u1ec5n \u0110\u1ee9c Ngh\u0129a<\/span>
\n<\/span>Image credit:<\/span> Zingnews<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

From what Ngh\u0129a said during interrogations, he and the woman were still seeing one another at the time of the murder even though they had broken up years before. But that fateful day, blinded by jealousy after hearing his lover\u2019s phone call with her new boyfriend, Ngh\u0129a stabbed her multiple times to death.<\/span><\/p>\n

The man then proceeded to cut off her head and fingertips to make the body harder to identify, then took a bus to the nearby Qu\u1ea3ng Ninh Province, carrying the victim\u2019s body parts with him in his bag, which he later disposed of in a river.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/i>Ngh\u0129a pointing towards where he disposed of the victim\u2019s body parts<\/span>
\n<\/span>Image credit:<\/span> tienphong.vn<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Several reports about the gruesome murder claimed that Ngh\u0129a showed great remorse during his time in prison and begged for the death sentence on multiple occasions, which he was given in July 2014. The case is now closed, but the horrific memories it left behind still haunt residents of the apartment where the body was found.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. L\u00ea V\u0103n Luy\u1ec7n \u2013 jewelry shop robbery with 3 casualties<\/h3>\n
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\n<\/i>L\u00ea V\u0103n Luy\u1ec7n killed 3 people in a robbery attempt<\/span>
\n<\/span>Image credit:<\/span> Tu\u1ed5i Tr\u1ebb<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

L\u00ea V\u0103n Luy\u1ec7n<\/strong> is probably one of the most infamous killers of Vietnam in recent history. In the early hours of 24th August 2011, at only 17 years old, Luy\u1ec7n brutally butchered the entire family of a jewelry shop owner in the northern province of B\u1eafc Giang during a burglary-turned-robbery attempt.<\/span><\/p>\n

In his wake, Luy\u1ec7n left behind 3 dead bodies, including the shop owner, his wife, and his 18-month-old daughter. The owner\u2019s eldest daughter \u2013 then 8 years old \u2013 was the sole survivor, though her right hand was severed during the struggle.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/i>The victim\u2019s relatives bringing their images to court to demand justice<\/span>
\n<\/span>Image credit:<\/span> Thanh Ni\u00ean<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Luy\u1ec7n\u2019s display of ruthlessness \u2013 not even sparing a toddler \u2013 sparked massive public outrage, with many people demanding his execution. However, as he was still a juvenile at the time, the court deemed it just to give him an 18-year jail sentence instead.<\/span><\/p>\n

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3. C\u00e1t T\u01b0\u1eddng Cosmetic Surgery Center \u2013 cosmetic procedure gone wrong with a fatal result<\/h3>\n
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\n<\/i>Nguy\u1ec5n M\u1ea1nh T\u01b0\u1eddng, the culprit of the infamous C\u00e1t T\u01b0\u1eddng Case<\/span>
\n<\/span>Image credit:<\/span> D\u00e2n Tr\u00ed<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Striving to become more beautiful is a common desire, and many are not afraid to go to great lengths, resorting to cosmetic surgeries to achieve their goals. Such procedures, however, should only be undertaken after careful planning and consideration, or the results could be disastrous \u2013 or possibly fatal, as was the case at the <\/span>C\u00e1t T\u01b0\u1eddng Surgery Center<\/b> in Hanoi in 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

On 19th October 2013, L\u00ea Th\u1ecb Thanh Huy\u1ec1n, 39 years old at the time, came to C\u00e1t T\u01b0\u1eddng Surgery Center for a breast augmentation surgery. There, Dr. Nguy\u1ec5n M\u1ea1nh T\u01b0\u1eddng extracted fat from her belly to inject into her breasts. However, only hours after the procedure, the patient experienced seizures and died soon after.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/i>Efforts were done to retrieve the victim\u2019s body, but it was only found months later<\/span>
\n<\/span>Image credit:<\/span> Thanh Ni\u00ean<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

In a desperate attempt to cover up the accident, T\u01b0\u1eddng hid the victim\u2019s body in his car and, later that night, threw it into the Red River. While the immoral doctor was arrested only after a couple of days and eventually sentenced to 19 years in prison, the unfortunate victim\u2019s body was only found 9 months after the incident in a headless, limbless state.<\/span><\/p>\n

To this day, the name C\u00e1t T\u01b0\u1eddng is still used to remind people of the danger of shady beauty salons.<\/span><\/p>\n

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4. Ch\u00e2u Vi\u1ec7t C\u01b0\u1eddng \u2013 singer who killed his girlfriend during drug-induced hallucinations<\/h3>\n
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\n<\/i>Singer Ch\u00e2u Vi\u1ec7t C\u01b0\u1eddng at court<\/span>
\n<\/span>Image credit:<\/span> Tu\u1ed5i Tr\u1ebb<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Celebrities falling from grace into a life of debauchery and scandals aren\u2019t exactly a rare sight, and such was the story of Ch\u00e2u Vi\u1ec7t C\u01b0\u1eddng<\/strong>, a moderately popular Vietnamese singer who accidentally killed his girlfriend while on drugs.<\/span><\/p>\n

On 5th March 2020, during a drug-taking session, the singer experienced hallucinations and believed his girlfriend had been possessed by a ghost. As such, he forcefully stuffed garlic down her throat in an attempt to expel the ghost, suffocating her in the process. Later, an autopsy of the victim\u2019s body found over 30 cloves of garlic in her windpipe.<\/span><\/p>\n

As C\u01b0\u1eddng\u2019s actions were deemed unintentional, he was given 13 years of jail time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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5. The \u201cchicken delivery girl\u201d murder \u2013 with unexpected twists<\/h3>\n
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\n<\/i>A recreation of the crime with a dummy<\/span>
\n<\/span>Image credit:<\/span> Gia \u0110\u00ecnh & X\u00e3 H\u1ed9i<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The Lunar New Year is supposed to be a cheerful occasion, but on 2019\u2019s Lunar New Year, that joy was somewhat blemished by constant media reports of the murder of a 22-year-old girl in \u0110i\u1ec7n Bi\u00ean Province, which garnered a lot of public interest due to its complicated developments.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dubbed \u201cthe chicken delivery girl case\u201d<\/strong>, it started out as what looked like a conventional, though tragic, kidnap and murder case. On 4th February 2019, the last day of the lunar year, 22-year-old Cao M\u1ef9 Duy\u00ean, who was selling chickens with her mother at a local market, delivered 10 chickens to a customer as ordered. The girl never returned, and her body was found 3 days later with signs of having been violated and strangled.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/i>The 9 culprits behind the girl\u2019s murder<\/span>
\n<\/span>Image credit:<\/span> Vietnam Government Portal<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

A total of 9 culprits were quickly arrested. However, further investigations revealed an unexpected twist: the victim\u2019s mother \u2013 whom everyone thought was just a poor woman grief-stricken by the loss of her daughter \u2013 was actually a drug dealer who had previously done business with the killers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The kidnapping of the girl was an attempt to force her mother to pay the debt she reportedly owed the killers for drug-dealing. However, the older woman refused, and that led to her daughter\u2019s death.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet regardless of what her mother did, everyone agreed that the poor girl did not deserve such a horrible fate, and much to the satisfaction of the masses, 6 of the 9 culprits involved in her murder were given the death sentence. Meanwhile, the remaining 3 faced between 3 to 10 years in prison for various charges including rape and misprision of felony.<\/span><\/p>\n

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6. The concrete-encased bodies in B\u00ecnh D\u01b0\u01a1ng Province \u2013 murders committed by a cult<\/h3>\n
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\n<\/i>Image credit:<\/span> Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Lao \u0110\u1ed9ng<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Religions and faiths can bring people peace of mind and help us better ourselves, but when misused, they can blind people into committing horrendous acts. The harrowing murders in B\u00ecnh D\u01b0\u01a1ng Province<\/strong> in 2019, where two bodies were found encased in concrete, are an example of this.<\/span><\/p>\n

Upon investigations, the police found that the victims were members of a cult that followed a twisted version of Falun Gong, where they practiced extreme exercises such as fasting for weeks on end and consuming alcohol regularly.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/i>The concrete block containing one of the victim\u2019s bodies<\/span>
\n<\/span>Image credit:<\/span> VNExpress<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

One of the victims, a 52-year-old man, was reportedly killed following an unsuccessful escape attempt from the cult\u2019s headquarters as he was unable to keep up with the strict practices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Later, another man of the group also displayed signs of not following the cult\u2019s rules. He was then electrocuted and strangled to death by his fellow cult members, as they believed he had <\/span>\u201cstrayed from the righteous path\u201d.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/i>The leader of the cult at court<\/span>
\n<\/span>Image credit:<\/span> VNExpress<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The murderers, 4 women aged between 29 and 66, put the bodies in water tanks and filled them with concrete to cover their crimes. They reportedly continued to live with the bodies in the same house for days before moving away. The bodies were then discovered by the house\u2019s next owner in May 2019, which quickly led to the 4 women\u2019s arrest.<\/span><\/p>\n

In June 2020, the leader of the group was sentenced to death, while the other three were given between 13 to 22 years in prison each.<\/span><\/p>\n

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7. L\u1ea1i Th\u1ecb Ki\u1ec1u Trang \u2013 who attempted to murder her cousin with poisoned bubble tea<\/h3>\n
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\n<\/i>L\u1ea1i Th\u1ecb Ki\u1ec1u Trang<\/span>
\n<\/span>Image credit:<\/span> Thanh Ni\u00ean<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The case of L\u1ea1i Th\u1ecb Ki\u1ec1u Trang<\/strong> in 2019 was a tragedy caused by misplaced love. Having had an affair with her cousin\u2019s husband, the 25-year-old woman from Th\u00e1i B\u00ecnh Province attempted to murder her cousin to win the man for herself, only to end up killing another innocent woman instead.<\/span><\/p>\n

On 2nd December 2019, Trang bought 6 cups of bubble tea, injected 4 of them with the highly poisonous compound sodium cyanide (NaCN), and delivered them to Th\u00e1i B\u00ecnh\u2019s Lung Hospital where her cousin worked as a nurse, disguised as gifts of gratitude from an anonymous patient.<\/span><\/p>\n

The cousin was off of work that day, so the bubble tea was kept in the refrigerator. The next morning, one of her colleagues drank one of the cups and died after only two sips. Two others also drank the bubble tea, but luckily got the unpoisoned cups.<\/span><\/p>\n

In June 2020, the court ruled Trang\u2019s action as \u201cruthless\u201d and \u201cshowing total disregard for human lives\u201d and deemed it fit to give her the death sentence, which has yet to be carried out.<\/span><\/p>\n

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8. The case of Tu\u1ea5n Kh\u1ec9 – gunfights that claimed 6 lives<\/h3>\n
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\n<\/i>An image of L\u00ea Qu\u1ed1c Tu\u1ea5n, aka Tu\u1ea5n Kh\u1ec9<\/span>
\n<\/span>Image credit:<\/span> Ph\u00e1p Lu\u1eadt<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Police officers hunting down an armed fugitive is something we\u2019ve all seen in action movies, but that\u2019s exactly what happened in the case of L\u00ea Qu\u1ed1c Tu\u1ea5n, aka Tu\u1ea5n Kh\u1ec9<\/strong>, more than a year ago in Saigon.<\/span><\/p>\n

On 29th January 2020, angered after losing big money in a gambling session, Tu\u1ea5n Kh\u1ec9 brought out a rifle and gunned down 4 of his gambling mates. Then, in his hurry to escape the scene, he also killed a GrabBike driver to take his motorbike and wounded several others.<\/span><\/p>\n

The man then holed up in a friend\u2019s house for two weeks before he was surrounded by the police, and as he refused to stand down, he was killed in the ensuing gunfight.<\/span><\/p>\n

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9. A mother and stepdad beat a toddler to death<\/h3>\n
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\n<\/i>Pictures of the victim\u2019s body shared by her relatives on social media<\/span>
\n<\/span>Image credit:<\/span> Tu\u1ed5i Tr\u1ebb<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

A relatively recent case that still brings tears to our eyes is a domestic abuse incident that happened in Hanoi in March 2020, when a 3-year-old girl was beaten to death by her own mother and stepdad.<\/span><\/p>\n

The cold-blooded mother in question is Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb Lan Anh, then 29 years old. Following a divorce from her ex-husband, Lan Anh left their child in her mother\u2019s care, then got married and lived with Nguy\u1ec5n Minh Tu\u1ea5n in Hanoi.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/i>Severe bruises were seen on the victim\u2019s body<\/span>
\n<\/span>Image credit:<\/span> VNExpress<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

On 5th March 2020, the couple brought the child to their house, where she stayed for over 20 days. It was there that the tragedy happened: Lan Anh and Tu\u1ea5n reportedly beat the child multiple times during this period, going so far as to puncture her fingers with needles to keep her from sleeping. It wasn\u2019t until the girl fell into a critical state on 30th March that they rushed her to the hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival due to head trauma.<\/span><\/p>\n

The police later found drugs in the couple\u2019s apartment, and they admitted to having taken the substance when the beating happened.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/i>Tu\u1ea5n and Lan Anh in court in November 2020<\/span>
\n<\/span>Image credit:<\/span> VNExpress<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Pictures of the victim\u2019s heavily bruised body shared online by her other relatives moved many people to tears and caused massive outrage against the murderers\u2019 inhumane actions. They also showed no sign of remorse in court, with Lan Anh even trying to blame the victim\u2019s wounds on her own mother, saying that the older woman was also abusive toward her as a kid.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the end, Nguy\u1ec5n Minh Tu\u1ea5n was sentenced to death, while Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb Lan Anh was given a life sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Horrifying crimes in Vietnam in the past decade<\/h3>\n
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Some of these terrible crimes happened pretty recently, while others are already a decade old. Regardless, the pain they caused is no doubt still felt by families of both the victims and the culprits.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our deepest condolences go to those who\u2019ve lost their loved ones in these events.<\/span><\/p>\n

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