On August 2, Ms. H.T. T (younger sister of Mr. H.B. L - 37 years old, who is suspected of committing suicide after buying land encroaching on the boundary) said that her family had received the money back from the land seller in Phu An ward.
According to Ms. H.T. T, the family was invited by functional agencies to the land plot in Phu An ward. Here, related parties and functional agencies re-measured the current status of the land. The seller returned the amount of 1.22 billion VND to Ms. T's family. At the same time, Ms. T's family is also completing procedures to return the land plot to the seller.
Previously, Lao Dong Newspaper reported on the incident, at about 1 am on July 25, Mr. H.B. L wrote a suicide note posted on his personal page. Relatives came to the electric bicycle shop (Bui Thi Xuan street, Tan Dong Hiep ward, Ho Chi Minh City) and discovered that Mr. L had died.
According to information Mr. L shared on his personal page before his death, in mid-2025, he sold his family's common house, gathered more than 1 billion VND to buy land to build a house for his elderly mother and younger sister. An acquaintance introduced him to a land plot of more than 200 m2 in Phu An ward for 1.22 billion VND. Mr. L signed a transfer contract and let Ms. H.T. T (Mr. L's younger sister) be named.
When completing the name transfer, the family discovered that the land plot was overlapping the boundary by more than half of the area with adjacent land. Many times requesting resolution, he only received promises or explanations that the land was only in the wrong coordinates. The resale of the land plot also failed when the new buyer discovered the error of overlapping the boundary.
After that, the broker proposed to exchange it for another land plot in Tay Ninh, but this land plot also caused a boundary dispute. Believing that the family had lost all assets accumulated for many years and fell into a deadlock, he wrote a suicide note, appealed to functional agencies, and apologized to relatives before intending to seek death.
Upon receiving the news, Ho Chi Minh City functional agencies were present to examine the scene and verify and clarify the incident.
Regarding the irregularities in land purchase and sale transactions in Phu An ward, leaders of Phu An Ward People's Committee said that the Ward Police are coordinating with Tan Dong Hiep Ward Police to verify and clarify.
