Killing of Nguyễn Xuân Đạt
| Killing of Nguyễn Xuân Đạt | |
|---|---|
| The Vietnamese Butcher case | |
| Location | 21°30′3.0132″N 106°20′50.0424″E / 21.500837000°N 106.347234000°E Former office of the Market Surveillance Unit No. 4, Hữu Lũng commune, Lạng Sơn province, Vietnam |
| Date | January 25, 2025 |
Attack type | Murder, decapitation, mutilation, dismemberment |
| Weapon | Cleaver |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Victim | Nguyễn Xuân Đạt |
| Assailant | Đoàn Văn Sáng |
| Motive | Autassassinophilia |
| Charges | Murder |
The killing of Nguyễn Xuân Đạt is a consensual homicide and dismemberment that took place in the Vietnamese province of Lạng Sơn on January 25, 2025. The killing, which was recorded, became known internationally as The Vietnamese Butcher case after Vice published an article calling the footage the "first real snuff movie" following its circulation on social media in late July 2025.
The filmed killing–which was dubbed The Vietnamese Butcher–was distributed through Telegram groups, shock websites, and dark web marketplaces as early as February 2025, making it the first commercially-intended recording of a homicide, commonly known as a snuff film.
The murder suspect, former Vietnamese government official Đoàn Văn Sáng, was identified by internet users. The alleged evidence against Sáng was published online in a 88-page document, which the Vietnamese government had later discouraged the public from interacting with. In November 2025, after both international and local outrage, the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the Lạng Sơn Provincial Police arrested Sáng and charged him with murder.