According to the indictment, To Thi Ty Na, 45, of Thang Binh Commune, had previously been convicted of theft. After her husband died in 2020, she was left without a stable job or source of income. The couple had four children together.
She sold their house for VND1.2 billion, and after the money ran out, she hatched a plan to buy life insurance for her children with the intention of collecting the payouts, prosecutors said.
Defendant To Thi Ty Na at a court in Da Nang City, August 2026 . Photo by Huynh Chi
She bought seven policies for her children, paying annual premiums of more than VND100 million, and naming herself the beneficiary in all cases.
Her five-year-old son, Hoang, was covered by two policies issued by Generali Life Insurance and FWD Life Insurance.
