Vietnamese man gets death penalty for murdering entire family

Vu Van Vuong said that he committed the murders because he wanted to free his family from poverty. He also told the court he wished to be executed. - Photo: Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI: A man who murdered four members of his own family to free them from poverty has been sentenced to death by a Hanoi court on Tuesday (July 8).

The Hanoi People’s Court handed down the death penalty to 52-year-old Vu Van Vuong for the brutal killings of his daughter, son, wife and elderly mother early in 2025.