In addition to the Mercedes driver who was prosecuted for murder, there were also three defendants who were in court for participating in the assault and damaging the driver’s car.
Tomorrow (February 17), the People’s Court of Binh Thuan province will bring to trial Pham Van Nam (44 years old, living in Kim Son district, Ninh Binh province) for murder under Clause 2, Article 123 of the Penal Code.
Nam is the driver of a Mercedes that crashed and died at the embankment of Phan Thiet City (Binh Thuan), causing public opinion in May 2022.
The People’s Procuracy of Binh Thuan province also prosecuted Nguyen Thien Khiem, Vo Lam Truong and Tran Quoc Phong on two counts of intentionally causing injury and intentionally damaging property. These are the defendants who participated in the beatings that led to the death of Nam driving the Mercedes.
According to the indictment, around 0:00 on May 12, 2022, Nam drove a Mercedes with friends to drink at Thuan Phat restaurant on Pham Van Dong embankment, Phan Thiet city.
When the car just stopped in front of the shop, Ha Xuan Hai (43 years old, living in Phan Thiet city) thought that the Mercedes car almost collided with her before, so she and a group of young people chased, using hands, feet and helmets to beat Nam and his friend. .
After getting out, Nam got into a Mercedes, started the engine, knocked down the motorbike of a group of young people left in the middle of the road and ran many times to the front of the car to the people who beat him and was thrown chairs, tables, and bottles by the group of young people. according to.
The camera captured the scene of the Mercedes driver being beaten by the council.
The male driver of the car rotated many times and hit Ha Xuan Hai when he used a stainless steel table to throw it on top of the Mercedes, causing the victim to die.
After committing the crime, Nam drove the car to leave the scene and then went straight to Ho Chi Minh City. In the followingnoon of the same day, Nam returned to Phan Thiet city and went to the police station to present and hand over the car that committed the crime.
After the investigation agency prosecuted Nam for murder, Nam and his friend, Mr. X, took Nam for an injury assessment. As a result, Nam has an injury rate of 1.5%, Mr. X 4%.
Mercedes-Benz cars alone suffered damage of more than 36 million dong. For motorbikes damaged by Nam, there are not enough grounds to handle Nam for the crime of unintentionally causing serious property damage.
The Mercedes that Pham Van Nam was driving hit and killed.
Specifically, at the above time, Nam was driving a Mercedes to collide, but Nam’s purpose at that time was to drive the car to rush into people who had just hit him and threw hard objects at the Mercedes, without the purpose of damaging the car and treating him. car price is less than 100 million dong, so there is no basis for handling.
In civil terms, Nam’s family has paid 500 million VND for funeral expenses and other damages to the victim’s family. On August 15, 2022, the victim filed an application to dismiss the complaint for Nam.
Nam has compensated for the damage, committed the crime in the case of mental agitation caused by the victim’s illegal acts, following committing the crime, he confessed, sincerely declared, and was dismissed by the victim’s representative. , good character with no criminal record, the extenuating circumstances should be applied. Currently, defendant Nam is being held at the Binh Thuan Police Detention Center.
Currently, Khiem and Truong are being banned from leaving their residence. Particularly Phong, in June 2014 was sentenced to eight years in prison by the People’s Court of Binh Thuan province for robbery and has finished serving the sentence.
On April 13, 2022, Phong was sentenced to six months in prison by the People’s Court of Ham Thuan Nam district for insulting the national flag when he joined a black credit group who brought coffins and shrimp paste to threaten the debtor. Before serving the sentence, Phong continued to commit crimes in this case.
The indictment stated: “Nam’s behavior is particularly serious, illegally depriving others of life. The behavior of Khiem, Truong and Phong has harmed many people’s health and property rights of others, adversely affecting local order. Therefore, it is necessary to strictly handle according to the provisions of the law.”
It is known that following being arrested, Nam did not invite a defense lawyer. The Public Security Bureau of Binh Thuan Province has sent an official request to the Bar Association of Binh Thuan province to assign a defense person to Nam.
