HANOI – A Vietnamese man stabbed his wife to death after an argument over his loss of nearly US$10 000 (about N$63 500) in bets on Euro 2004 soccer matches, state media reported yesterday.
Police in the central city of Vinh, about 300 km south of the capital Hanoi, arrested the 64-year-old man on Thursday and charged him with the murder of his wife. Soccer-mad communist Vietnam, where per capita income is only about US$400 (about N$2 500) a year, has been avidly following the Euro 2004 soccer championships in Portugal, with office workers sacrificing sleep and gambling over the results.Soccer betting is illegal but widely popular in Vietnam.- Nampa-ReutersSoccer-mad communist Vietnam, where per capita income is only about US$400 (about N$2 500) a year, has been avidly following the Euro 2004 soccer championships in Portugal, with office workers sacrificing sleep and gambling over the results.Soccer betting is illegal but widely popular in Vietnam.- Nampa-Reuters
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