Man prosecuted for flare injury at Hanoi football clash

A man in the northern province of Nam Dinh has been prosecuted for setting off flares which wounded a woman at a recent football match held in Hanoi recently.

A man in the northern province of Nam Dinh has been prosecuted for setting off flares which wounded a woman at a recent football match held in Hanoi recently.

Vu Trung Truc from Giao Thuy District will be detained for two months for being accused of causing disorder in a public place.

  

Vu Trung Truc

According to the police, on September 11, Truc brought around 20 flares to cheer VLeague 1 clash between Hanoi FC and Nam Dinh FC at Hang Day stadium. He then gave three flares to three different people and then sold some to another.

At around the 55th minute of the match, Truc set off some flares and one of them hitting a woman who was standing at the opposite stand. He then tried to escape.

The victim, who is a journalist, was burned to the bone with a serious and large gash in her leg, which required operations.

At the event, a policeman also sustained a light injury because of flares.