- To Thi Ty Na, a 45-year-old woman, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Da Nang People's Court for murdering her five-year-old son to fraudulently claim over 4.1 billion dong (approximately $200,500) in life insurance payouts.
- Na staged her son's death as an accidental drowning, according to the court's findings on August 6.
- The boy, identified as N.V.H., was found dead in a bathroom bucket at their home on January 2, 2023.
- Na's paternal aunt alerted police after discovering that Na had deliberately turned a security camera away before the incident.
- The police investigation concluded that only Na and her son were in the house, and forensic evidence contradicted her claim of accidental drowning.
- On August 6, Na was found guilty of murder and insurance fraud and sentenced to life imprisonment.
- Na had previously served a 40-month prison sentence for theft and fell into financial difficulty after her husband died in 2020.
- After exhausting her finances, Na devised a plan to profit from life insurance policies she had taken out on her children.
- She bought seven life insurance policies covering her four children, naming herself as the beneficiary and paying annual premiums exceeding 100 million dong.
- Na's youngest son was covered under two separate life insurance policies from different insurers.
- Following her son's death, Na submitted fraudulent insurance claims stating that he had died in an accident and received more than 4.1 billion dong from the insurers.
A 45-year-old woman, To Thị Ty Na, was sentenced to life imprisonment in Vietnam for murdering her five-year-old son to claim over 4.1 billion dong ($200,500) in life insurance payouts.1611
The Da Nang People's Court found her guilty of murder and insurance fraud, with the sentences combined into a life term.
Na staged her son's death as an accidental drowning on January 2, 2023, after turning a security camera away. Local police determined that only Na and her son were in the house at the time of his death. Forensic evidence contradicted her claims, revealing that the bucket was too small for the child to have drowned accidentally.235
The boy's aunt alerted authorities after noticing alterations to the security camera and reported that another of Na's children had died under similar circumstances in 2021, leading to a previous insurance payout of over 2 billion dong.
Prosecutors stated that Na had previously served a 40-month prison sentence for theft and fell into financial difficulties after her husband's death in 2020. She devised a plan to profit from life insurance policies on her children, purchasing seven policies and naming herself as the beneficiary.78
After her son's death, Na submitted fraudulent claims, receiving over 4.1 billion dong from two insurers, which she spent on personal expenses. Despite her denials, the court ruled that prosecutors proved beyond reasonable doubt that she murdered her son for insurance money.
Na was also ordered to repay the full amount to the insurance companies.
“The Da Nang People's Court also sentenced her to six years for insurance fraud, to run concurrently. She had previously served 40 months for theft and bought seven life insurance policies on her four children, naming herself as beneficiary.”
AsiaOne
VnExpress International
