By South China Morning Post | Created at 2025-03-20 14:36:21 | Updated at 2025-03-21 04:19:54
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A former surgeon was sentenced to death in Vietnam after he was found guilty of murdering and dismembering his mistress in a case that has shocked the country.
A local court of Dong Nai province in southern Vietnam convicted Danh Son for murder, robbery, and illegal possession of weapons and imposed the death sentence against the 37-year-old on Tuesday, local media reported.
Calling Son’s actions “exceptionally brutal”, a trial panel said he was a doctor with legal knowledge and was aware of the consequence of his actions, but still committed the crime.
“The defendant’s actions are extremely serious, infringing on the lives of others, disregarding the law and having base motives,” the panel said, according to national radio broadcaster Voice of Vietnam.
“Therefore, he must be severely punished and permanently removed from society.”
Under Vietnamese law, a trial panel comprising two judges and three jurors is tasked to preside over any case potentially involving the death sentence.
Son’s wife had offered to pay 100 million dong (US$3,900) as compensation to the victim’s family, which was turned down and not considered for mitigation.
