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The gang’s leader, 28-year-old Nguyen Thanh Tai was sentenced to 10 years in prison; Pham Thanh Duy got 6 years; Vo Le Hoang Ngu received 4 years and 6 months, and Phan Ca Li was given 1 year and 3 months.
The court also ordered the guilty to pay a total of VND72.6 million (US$3,480) to the schoolgirls for the injuries they caused.
According to the charges of the local Procuracy, the gang committed 19 slashing cases in Hoa Thanh District and Tay Ninh Town from March 7 to 18.
Their first victim was D. Q., a 12th grader, who was riding to Tay Ninh High School on her electric bicycle on March 7.
When Q. got to Nguyen Chi Thanh Street, just a short distance from the school, two young men riding a scooter approached her from behind.
To Q.’s astonishment, the guy sitting behind the driver slashed her on her left thigh with a small knife.
The slash, about 10 cm long, torn her white trousers and caused bleeding.
The charges said after this and other attacks, female students citywide were too afraid to go to school alone.
Satisfying adrenaline drive
Prior to the trial, the four defendants confessed to the investigators that they attacked the girls because they wanted to seek “strong feelings” and liked the idea of hurting and shaming the girls.
Tai also said his initial motivation was love. He fell in love with a schoolgirl and wished to take her to school and pick her up after class everyday.
He then asked Duy, Ngu and Li to join him in assaulting other girls as a way to scare his girl so that she would agree to let him escort her.
According to the Procuracy, in 2009, Tai already received a 12-year suspense sentence for illegally detaining others, deliberately damaging property, and deliberately injuring others.
Ten years ago, Ngu was also sentenced to 12 years in prison by the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court for murder.
He was released in August 2010.
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