Little girl kidnapped in Hanoi: Suspect commits suicide to "find a way out", who will pay for the crime?

Authorities have just discovered a woman who passed away on the Duong River. The hypothesis is that if the person who kidnapped and murdered a 2-year-old girl committed suicide, how would the case be handled?

In recent days, the whole country is heating up over a child kidnapping and blackmail case where the victim is a 21-month-old baby. The perpetrator is known to have been a maid for the family, after quitting his job. , the family still hired this woman to take the baby to kindergarten.

The suspect was identified as Giap Thi Huyen Trang (27 years old, residing in Tan Yen district, Bac Giang province), a maid hired by the child's family to take her to school, kidnapped, murdered, and then murdered. The body was discovered at a fish pond in Hung Yen.

The above incident once again shows that children can be kidnapped and have their lives and health violated at any time, by any person. The incident is a wake-up call to protect and ensure children's safety.

Currently, there is a lot of information that suspect Giap Thi Huyen Trang jumped into the Duong River to commit suicide, but this information has not been verified or verified. Faced with the above information, public opinion raises questions about whether suspect Trang has passed away, how will the case be handled, and will all legal responsibilities be exhausted?

Regarding the incident, lawyer Tran Hoang Vu (Director of AEC Law Firm, Hanoi Bar Association) commented that child kidnapping is taking place unpredictably with a rapid increase in number. Sophisticated crime tactics and tactics, reckless and audacious nature. The behavior can happen anywhere in any family.

"The act of kidnapping children to ask relatives to pay ransom is considered an act that constitutes a crime. Accordingly, simply kidnapping the victim to ask others to give money and property is a crime. "has satisfied the signs of a crime regardless of whether part or all of the victim's property has been appropriated or not," Lawyer Vu affirmed.

According to the lawyer, the initial verification results of the case showed that the subject had committed the act of kidnapping children for blackmail, and whether he intentionally or unintentionally caused the death has not yet been clearly verified. If the perpetrator kidnaps and intentionally murders the child, the maximum penalty will be the death penalty. If the suspect commits a kidnapping and extortion crime and unintentionally causes the child's death, he or she will face a life sentence.

Before the information that the perpetrator of the crime had passed away. Thus, in case the only suspect of the case dies, based on Article 157, Criminal Procedure Code 2015, the case will not be prosecuted. At the same time, the Investigation Agency will issue a decision to suspend the investigation according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 230, Criminal Procedure Code 2015. In cases where the perpetrator has passed away but the case is determined to include accomplices. including organizers, instigators, and facilitators, the case will still be investigated, prosecuted, and handled according to the provisions of law.

"If the violator has passed away, the criminal case may be suspended from investigation and no prosecution will be initiated. However, according to Article 615, 2015 Civil Code, their heirs will still have to fulfill their obligations." Compensation for damages within the scope of property left by the deceased, unless otherwise agreed," the lawyer informed.

In addition, another amount of money must be compensated to compensate for mental losses to the relatives of the first line of heirs of the damaged person. Without these people, the person to whom the damaged person would have been directly responsible must pay compensation. continue to nurture. The level of compensation to compensate for mental losses is agreed upon by the parties. If no agreement can be reached, the maximum compensation for a person whose life is violated shall not exceed 100 times the base salary prescribed by the State.

However, if the subject is still alive, he will be held criminally responsible before the law.

Accordingly, from a source, around 6:50 p.m. on September 21, the functional forces recovered the body of a woman on the Duong River, section passing Phu Dong, Gia Lam district, Hanoi. may be the suspect in kidnapping a 2-year-old child in Hanoi.

Regarding the above incident, a leader of the People's Committee of Gia Lam district (Hanoi) confirmed that the woman's body had just been discovered. However, whether the body is suspect Giap Thi Huyen Trang or not must wait for the police to investigate and announce.

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