Father mixes pesticides in soft drinks for his 6-year-old son to drink

On March 19, the People’s Procuracy of Can Tho City approved the decision to prosecute and the arrest warrant for defendant Le Thanh Phu (30 years old, living in Phuoc Thoi ward, O Mon district) to investigate the act of murder.

According to the initial investigation, suspect Phu and Ms. TNBH (29 years old, living in O Mon district) got married in 2012, both have a common child, T. (6 years old). By June 2021, Phu and Ms. H. divorced. Ms. H. entrusted her child to Phu to raise according to the court’s decision.

In early March, Ms. H. requested the O Mon District People’s Court to change the person raising the child, because Phu beat and yelled at T.

On March 14, the People’s Court of O Mon district invited Phu and Ms. H. to come to reconciliation. During the conciliation, Phu was angry, so he took T.’s grandson back and did not sign the minutes.

The pesticide bottle that suspect Phu used to mix in soft drinks for his 6-year-old child to drink

On the way back, Phu came up with the idea of ​​killing her son with pesticides and then committed suicide. Defendant Phu bought a bottle of pesticide, then took T.’s nephew to a motel in Phuoc Thoi ward, O Mon district, and rented a room.

Phu asked the innkeeper to give two bottles of soft drink and a glass of ice water to mix pesticides in to make it easier to drink.

Suspect Phu mixed insecticide into a soft drink bottle and gave it to T. to drink.

After drinking some, the 6-year-old felt uncomfortable, so he spat out and cried. At this time, Phu used his hand to hook his throat so that T. would vomit again.

Then, Phu went to the front of the inn to buy lemonade for T. to drink. Baby T. continued to vomit, so Phu took him to Can Tho Children’s Hospital for emergency.

On the way, Phu phoned his family to know about the incident. Phu’s family went to the police station of Phuoc Thoi ward, O Mon district, to report the incident.

T. is currently still being treated at Children’s Hospital in Can Tho City.

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