Foreign: A woman in Da Nang, Vietnam, has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of killing her five-year-old son to defraud him of more than 4.1 billion VND (approximately $157,000) in life insurance benefits.
According to VN EXPRESS on August 7, 2026, To Thi Ty Na, 45, from Thang Binh commune, was previously convicted of theft. After her husband died in 2020, she had no job or stable source of income. The couple have four children together.
The prosecutor said he sold their house for 1.2 billion VND and, after the money ran out, he set up a plan to buy life insurance for his children, intending to collect the payout.
He bought seven policies for his children, paying annual premiums of more than 100 million VND and naming himself as the beneficiary in all cases.
His five-year-old son, Huong, was insured by two policies issued by Generali Life Insurance Company and FWD Life Insurance Company.
On the evening of January 2, 2023, at his home, he turned off the security camera before telling the boy to go to the bathroom. Where she killed her own child.
The prosecutor said she then staged the scene to make it look like the child had accidentally drowned in a bucket of water.
Translated by Nay Tola
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