Kidnapping child to force father to pay debt of 6 million VND

The Investigation Police Agency of Anh Son District Police said: they have initiated a case and prosecuted the defendant Nguyen Van Trung (Anh Son).for the crime of "Kidnapping for the purpose of appropriating property".

Previously, at 6:50 p.m. on May 28, 2020, the Investigation Police Agency of Anh Son District Police received a report from Mr. Cao Van Sang (born in 1991), residing in Village 3, Khai Son Commune, reporting the following content: At about 3:30 p.m. on the same day, Mr. Sang and his wife left their son, Cao Van Bao Nam (born in 2013), for Mr. Sang's father, Mr. Cao Van Hue, to look after.

Subject Nguyen Van Trung. Photo: Quynh Trang

At 6:45 p.m. the same day, taking advantage of the time when Mr. Sang and his wife were away and Mr. Hue was busy working behind the house, Nguyen Van Trung (born in 1991), residing in village 9, Long Son commune, Anh Son district, kidnapped Nam and took him to an unknown location. After kidnapping Nam, Nguyen Van Trung called Sang to let him hear Nam's voice and threatened that if he did not repay the 6 million VND that Mr. Sang borrowed from Trung 2 weeks earlier, Trung would kill Nam.

After receiving the report, Anh Son District Police urgently investigated to clarify the incident. Through the verification process, the detectives determined that the incident was as reported by Mr. Cao Van Sang, so the District Police quickly deployed forces to search for Nguyen Van Trung and rescue Nam. Thereby, it was determined that the subject was taking the child to the headquarters of the Long Son Commune People's Committee.

When the police arrived, Trung was drunk and could not control himself, so he was very reckless. He forced the child to sit on the motorbike he parked in the middle of the commune People's Committee yard and continuously threatened and demanded that Long Son commune police call Sang to bring money to pay the debt before releasing the child.

After a quick consultation, Anh Son District Police coordinated with Long Son and Khai Son Commune Police to both persuade and use professional measures to quickly approach the subject. Taking advantage of the subject's negligence, Anh Son District Police controlled and arrested Nguyen Van Trung and rescued and ensured the safety of Nam.

At the police station, Trung confessed that due to financial difficulties and thinking about the money that Sang owed him, he hired a tow truck to go to Sang's house with the intention of taking property in the house to collect the debt. However, when he entered the house and did not see any valuable property, he returned. Passing by Mr. Hue's house and seeing Nam playing in front of the gate, Trung had the idea of ​​kidnapping Nam to threaten and force Sang to pay his debt.

The subject's behavior has sufficient elements to constitute the crime of "Kidnapping for the purpose of appropriating property" as prescribed in Article 169 of the Penal Code.