Man confesses after setting fire to 'mistress's' house

Subject Phan Van Con.

According to initial information, Phan Van Con (born in 1980, residing in Tan Quoi hamlet, Thanh Dong commune ( An Giang province) and Ms. Nguyen HH (born in 1973, residing in Tan Quoi hamlet ) are a married couple who have not registered their marriage.

While drunk and angry due to a conflict with Ms. H, at around 10:00 p.m. on August 2, Con used gasoline available in the house, lit it on fire and threw it through the window into Ms. H's house.

At the time of the incident, there were 4 people in the house. Luckily, all 4 people managed to escape through the back door and called for help from the locals to put out the fire and control it. However, the fire burned down part of the house, along with many valuable properties, with an estimated damage of about 100 million VND.

The scene where Phan Van Con set fire.

After committing the crime, Con went to Thanh Dong Commune Police to confess and admit all his crimes.

Thanh Dong Commune Police have handed over the subject and the case to the Investigation Police Agency of An Giang Provincial Police to continue investigating and clarifying the behavior and handling it according to the provisions of law.

News and photos: HOANG DO