A 53-year-old man has been hospitalized after stabbing his own heart with a knife when he was busted trying to rape an 11-year-old girl in Nha Trang tourism town Sunday.
At 2:30 pm, locals saw Ly Pha taking N.T.N. V, born in 2000, to a deserted house in Phuoc Son hamlet, Phuoc Dong district.
Suspicious as Pha has a bad reputation, neighbors secretly followed him and saw him lock the door after he and the girl went inside.
Through a slit in the window, they saw Pha naked on the floor.
The neighbors smashed open the door and rescued the girl.
On the floor, they saw a thin mat spread out, a packet of instant noodle, a mango fruit, a bottle of water and some candies.
A Mifestad contraceptive pill was also found
While people were calling the police, Pha took a knife and stabbed it into his own belly.
When people tried to hold back his hand, Pha persevered and the knife was thrust into his chest.
Pha was rushed to Military Hospital 87. His left ventricle was found pierced by 1.5 cm.
The victim told police Pha made her drink a yellow pill, after which she felt normal.
Pha is married with children.
His wife has given the victim’s family one tenth of a tael of gold and VND5 million as compensation.
Neighbors said Pha frequently had arguments with his wife and often talked to young girls and invited them out after performing some magic tricks.
