28 October 2003 :

Nguyen Huu Hau, 23, was sentenced to death in southern Vietnam for killing a 16-year-old girl after she repeatedly spurned his advances.
Hau was handed the death penalty by a makeshift 'mobile' court in the Duc Hoa district of Long An province in a half-day trial.
He was found guilty of stabbing to death Nguyen Thi Kieu Chinh, a high-school student, on September 25, 2003.
He was arrested by police the same day.
In rural Vietnam, people are sometimes tried by 'mobile' courts if there is overwhelming evidence to suggest they are guilty.
The proceedings are presided over by local justice officials and often take place outdoors.
These trials are criticised by international human rights groups which say defendants do not receive a fair trial.