Two killed, two injured in land dispute murder in Quảng Ngãi

The police at the scene of the murder. — Photo vietnamplus.vn

QUẢNG NGÃI — A horrific murder left two people dead and two children injured in the central province of Quảng Ngãi on Wednesday.

According to local authorities, the victims, identified as L.H.T., 45, and his wife, P.T.P., 42, were found dead at their home around 6.30 am in Nghĩa Dõng Commune, Quảng Ngãi City.

Their two children, six year old L.H.N.Y., and four year old L.H.C.N., were severely injured and rushed to the Quảng Ngãi Provincial General Hospital for treatment.

Police swiftly responded to the scene and apprehended the suspect, Lê Đình Thuyết, 57, who was hiding in the backyard of the victims' house.

Thuyết, who resides in Nghĩa Thành Commune, Châu Đức District, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province, is reportedly a nephew of the deceased's father.

Initial investigations suggest a long-standing land dispute between the victims' family and Thuyết's family as the motive for the crime.

Thuyết is believed to have harbored resentment and planned the attack, travelling from his residence in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu to Quảng Ngãi the day before.

The suspect allegedly armed himself with a knife and broke into the victims' property on the night of June 18, waiting until the following morning to carry out the killings.

The murder is under further investigation. — VNS