On September 8, 2025, Ms. Tien Thao (31 years old) accused a dentist at Tuyet Chinh clinic (former Go Vap district, Ho Chi Minh City) of using an iron bar, strangling her, and destroying personal property. The value of damaged property (phone, eyeglasses) is about 20 million VND. The incident was recorded and the police have now accepted the case.
From a legal perspective, we consider:
To constitute this crime, it is necessary:
Objective behavior: has behaviordestroy or damage property. Here, the use of hands and weapons to destroy phones and eyeglasses was clearly shown.
Asset value: must be 2 million VND or more. According to the report, the damaged property was about 20 million VND - exceeding the quantitative threshold.
Intentional error: an act done publicly, during a conflict, to damage the patient's property.
→ Thus, although we have to wait for the investigation agency to carry out investigative operations on the case, through the available information, we see that this caseenough elements to constitute the crime of destroying or intentionally damaging propertyaccording to Clause 1, Article 178 of the Penal Code.
Penalty frame: fine of 10–50 million, non-custodial reform for up to 3 years or imprisonment from 6 months to 3 years.
In fact, many cases of "property destruction" have been prosecuted for criminal liability even though the property value was only a few million dong. Here, an asset of 20 million VND is not a small amount, the investigation agency has a basis to independently prosecute this crime.
Unlike the crime of destruction of property, the determination of criminal liability for assault must be based on:Assess injury rate
If the injury ratefrom 11% or more, certainly constitutes the crime of intentionally causing injury.
Ifless than 11%, but using a dangerous weapon can still be criminally prosecuted. In this case, the iron bar used by the dentist could be considered a dangerous weapon.
Therefore, in this case there is still a possibility that the investigation agency will consider prosecuting under Article 134 of the Penal Code.
The lowest penalty for intentionally causing injury is non-custodial reform for up to 3 years or imprisonment for 6 months to 3 years.
In addition to criminal liability, the perpetrator must also:
Compensation for property damageaccording to actual value (phone, eyeglasses) according to Article 589 of the 2015 Civil Code;
Compensation for health damageIf there is injury, including medical examination and treatment costs, mental damage and lost income according to Article 590 of the 2015 Civil Code.
This is not simply a “personal conflict” but there are signscriminal offenceclearly, especially the crimedestroy or intentionally damage propertyaccording to Article 178 of the Penal Code.
With video evidence, witness statements and the value of damaged property, the possibilityProsecution of the case is very high
The victim needs to proactively provide additional evidence, property purchase invoices and cooperate in injury assessment to strengthen the case.
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