Vietnamese stallholder gets 12 years for attempted murder of customs officer

A Vietnamese stallholder has been found guilty of attempting to murder a customs officer. A court in Plzeň handed down a 12-year-sentence to Minh Chien Toa, 40, for stabbing and kicking in the face a customs officer who attempted to search his stall near Cheb in west Bohemia. The man will be expelled from the Czech Republic after serving his sentence.