Vietnamese migrant worker stabbed a fellow villager to death out of anger for his younger brother and is sued. Jiayuan’s first case involving foreign nationals participating in the trial

A 34-year-old Vietnamese man surnamed Nguyen worked on a farm in Liujiao Township, Chiayi County. He was dissatisfied with his brother being slapped by another fellow Nguyen. At about 11 o'clock in the evening on July 12 this year, he angrily stabbed fellow Nguyen with a knife to vent his anger on his younger brother. As a result, fellow Nguyen was stabbed in the back and bled profusely. He was taken to the hospital and died early the next morning. The Chiayi District Prosecutor's Office concluded an investigation and prosecuted Ruan Nan for the crime of injury causing death. The case was transferred to the Chiayi District Court yesterday. The Chiayi Court ordered a bail of NT$50,000. The case is subject to the Civil Judges Act and will be the first case involving foreign nationals in the Chiayi Court.

The police investigation revealed that Ruan Nan and the fellow villager did not know each other. On the night of the incident, in front of the farm where he worked, he was dissatisfied with his brother being slapped by a fellow villager named Ruan, so he slashed with a knife. As a result, the fellow villager Ruan suffered a sharp puncture wound on his left hypochondrium and back, causing acute and massive bleeding. After being sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, he died at about 5 a.m. on July 13. Ruan Nan was suspected of serious homicide and was detained by Jiayuan on July 13.

Jiajian yesterday prosecuted Ruan Nan on suspicion of causing injury causing death. The case was transferred to the Chiayi District Court. Yesterday, it was ruled that he should be released on bail of NT$50,000 and restricted from leaving the country. According to the National Judges Act, citizens should participate in the trial.