Arrest of a subject intentionally causing injury on the afternoon of the 2nd day of Tet

On the afternoon of February 17 (the second day of the Lunar New Year), the Investigation Police Agency (Quy Hop District Police) announced that they had urgently arrested Nguyen Cong Hung (born in 1988), residing in Minh Tam hamlet, Minh Hop commune (Quy Hop) for the act of "intentionally causing injury".

Nguyen Cong Hung has two previous convictions for property appropriation and gambling. Photo: Phan Giang

According to the initial investigation results, at about 3:30 p.m. on January 9, 2018, after leaving the Karaoke bar in Thanh Xuan hamlet, Nghia Xuan commune (Quy Hop), Nguyen Cong Hung, along with Le Quang Huy (born in 1999), residing in Hop Thuan hamlet, Dong Hop commune (Quy Hop); Truong Minh Thai (born in 1998), residing in Tan Mung, Tam Hop commune and Nguyen Van Lam (born in 1979), residing in Thanh Xuan hamlet, Nghia Xuan commune, saw the Long Lien passenger bus parked on the side of the road to load corrugated iron at Minh Phat store.

At that time, the bus driver Ngo Anh Tuan was sitting on the roof of the car to fix the metal pole. Nguyen Cong Hung immediately cursed and picked up rocks from the side of the road to throw at Tuan, but Tuan avoided it.

Seeing that, the group of young men traveling with Hung approached the bus and used their hands, knees, and punches to hit Mr. Tuan in the face many times, forcing him to jump off and drive away.

The attack left Mr. Tuan seriously injured and he had to be hospitalized for treatment at Quy Hop District Medical Center.

Nguyen Cong Hung is being detained at Quy Hop Police Station. Photo: Phan Giang

On February 8, 2018, Quy Hop District Police issued Decision No. 14 to prosecute the case and ordered the temporary detention of the defendants. After seeing his accomplices Le Quang Huy, Truong Minh Thai and Nguyen Van Lam arrested, Nguyen Cong Hung immediately went into hiding in Vinh City, then went to Quy Chau, then returned to his hometown. Using professional measures, on the afternoon of February 17 (the second day of Tet), Quy Hop District Police captured Hung and brought him to justice.

It is known that Nguyen Cong Hung had two previous convictions, for property appropriation and gambling. After serving his sentence and returning to his hometown for 16 days, he continued to commit the crime of intentionally causing injury.

Currently, the Investigation Police Agency (Quy Hop District Police) is continuing to consolidate the case file to handle the subjects according to the provisions of law.