VietNamNet Bridge – Local people in the village of Phu Dong of Phu Long commune, Phu Tan district, An Giang province, southern Vietnam, are very upset with Mr. Dang Van Khoe, 57, who destroyed his wife’s tomb and threw her remains in the river.

The broken tomb.

"Everyone knows that it is a taboo to touch the graves of the dead. Khoe should not do that to his wife's grave", a local woman said angrily.

The incident occurred on the morning of October 2. Mr. Nguyen Van Mam, 68, who lived near the local graveyard saw Khoe at the cemetery gate, with wounds on his hands. Khoe told Mam that he had just smashed the grave of his wife Mrs. Tran Thi Thom to take the remains and threw it to a local canal named Phu Lac.

The incident astonished many people. 

Thom died about 15 years ago from illness and was buried in the cemetery near her home. The husband has been living alone raising their children.

According to local residents, Khoe had very strange expression. "Once he was napping at a tea shop, he suddenly shouted for help. He said his wife strangled his neck," a village said.

A relative of Khoe who was angry about his act reported Khoe to the police. The family searched for the remains for several days but they could not find them.

Local police met with Khoe and his family to investigate the incident.

Le Ha