A court in Hanoi sentenced six Vietnamese nationals who beat their compatriot to death in Japan to imprisonment for a duration of six to seven years on Monday afternoon.

Le Manh Thang, a 28-year-old native of northern Phu Tho Province, received a prison term of seven years, the highest sentence among the six Vietnamese individuals, for intentionally causing injuries to others.

Do Manh Hung, 31, from Quang Ninh, Le Dinh Tuan, 36, from Quang Tri, Dao Ba Phu, 28, from Hai Duong, Nguyen Huy Binh, 32, from Vinh Phuc, and Nguyen Luong Sang, 29, from Thanh Hoa, were all given six-year jail sentences for their involvement in the same crime.

The indictment stated that the six men and some other fellow Vietnamese citizens armed themselves and went to Mikawa Chiryu railway station in Aichi Prefecture, Japan to settle a personal conflict with Nguyen Van D., another Vietnamese, in response to D.’s challenge, on March 10, 2018.

At the station, D. used a pepper spray against Thang’s group and stabbed a sword into one of the group members, who thus fought back and attacked D. with a variety of weapons including knives, hammers, sticks, belts, and even their own limbs.

They aimed at D.’s legs and back, inflicting multiple wounds on him.

Due to the injuries he sustained during the attack, D. had to be rushed to hospital for emergency treatment, but his injuries were too severe and he passed away.

Following the fatal beating of D., some of Thang’s group members were brought to trial at the Nagoya Local Court in Japan. 

They were found guilty of charges related to preparing weapons, gathering together, and causing injuries resulting in the death of another person. 

As a consequence, each was sentenced to a prison term of three years and six months in Japan.

Upon learning of D.’s death, Thang, Hung, Tuan, Phu, Binh, and Sang fled to Vietnam to avoid facing the consequences of their actions.

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