A disgruntled employee of a design and printing company in Ho Chi Minh City brutally attacked seven members of the family that owns his company with a hammer last Sunday, leaving three of them in critical condition.
Police in Binh Tan District -- where Huong Sinh company and the house of its director, Le Cong Quang, is situated -- said Duong Van Nuoi kept hitting his victims even after they fell unconscious.
It is not clear yet why he did it but Nuoi, 30, had apparently wanted to quit his job.
He came in to the house at 5:30 am and attacked Quang, 39, as he was brushing his teeth, according to Pham Thi Hong Chi, 29, one of the seven victims.
Hearing the noise, Quang’s three brothers and sisters Le Cong Tuong, 30, Le Thi Huyen Nuong, 26, and Le Thi Hong Hoa, 24, rushed to his aid along with Chi and his niece, Le Thuy Ngan, 19.
Nuoi then turned his fury on them, she said.
She rushed into her room and locked it to protect her 13-month-old son, Le Cong Quoc Thang.
But Nuoi broke down the door and hit the baby on his head.
Chi threw herself on the child and took several blows on her head.
Nuoi then ran out to the gate and hit himself in the head with the hammer to kill himself but neighbors intervened and saved him. They also called the police who came and took him in.
On Monday afternoon Hoa and the baby were discharged from Cho Ray hospital. Chi quoted doctors as saying Quang, Tuong, and Nuong remain in critical condition.
She said Quang had traveled to the central province of Binh Dinh three months ago, met Nuoi there, taken pity after seeing his poor living conditions, and offered him a job.
In 2004 Nuoi had been jailed for a year for theft.
A home helper in Ho Chi Minh City brutally assaulted seven members of his boss' family with a hammer on Sunday before trying to kill himself with it.