HU QUOI, VINH LONG PROVINCE, VIETNAM – NOVEMBER 10, 2026 Brutal attack took place shortly after midnight in a rented room at an accommodation facility in the Phước Yên hamlet, in Phú Quới commune. A 32-year-old woman suffered multiple stab wounds and extensive burns after being attacked with a knife by her 24-year-old partner, Trần Bá Triết, who subsequently doused the room with gasoline and set it on fire.
Trần Bá Triết
According to preliminary investigation findings, the two had been in a relationship that the woman had recently decided to end. Trần Bá Triết was unwilling to accept the breakup and allegedly repeatedly called her and sent threatening messages in which he threatened to kill her. On the evening before the attack, he attempted to visit her, but the woman refused to open the door. The man subsequently left to buy a container of gasoline before returning.
Before carrying out the attack, he allegedly used wire to secure the doors of the other rooms at the accommodation facility, preventing their occupants from easily getting outside. He then broke into Room No. 4, where the woman was staying, and repeatedly stabbed her with a knife during a subsequent argument. He then poured gasoline over her and set her on fire.
After the fire broke out, Trần Bá Triết ran out of the room with a knife in his hand. His partner attempted to follow him while screaming for help, with her clothes engulfed in flames. However, she collapsed near the exit of the accommodation facility and died before emergency services arrived. According to the preliminary medical findings, the cause of death was a combination of acute shock resulting from massive blood loss and smoke inhalation.
The suspect fled the scene but, due to serious burns, took a taxi to a hospital in the city of Can Tho. Police subsequently tracked him down and questioned him there. Trần Bá Triết allegedly confessed to the attack, citing relationship problems as his motive. He remains hospitalized under police supervision.
