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Vietnam teen jailed for killing friend over mobile phone
Oct 21, 2011, 4:47 GMT
Hanoi - A court in central Vietnam has sentenced a teenager to 12 years in prison for murdering a friend following an argument over a mobile phone, local media reported Friday.
Hoang Van Hien, 19, was convicted of stabbing to death Le Duc Tho, 20, in a barbershop in Nghe An province in May, online news site VnExpress reported.
The pair had reportedly fallen out after Tho borrowed Hien's phone and refused to return it.
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