Arrested murderer and car robber at construction site
The perpetrator used to be a worker at this construction site and was a drug addict who had just returned from rehab.
Ba Ria-Vung Tau Provincial Police said: At around 9:00 p.m. on April 6, the police force of the Social Order Crime Investigation Police Department of the Provincial Police (PC45) in coordination with Vung Tau City Police, after many hours of continuous tracking and pursuit, arrested Pham Manh Hung (born in 1972, from Lang Son, residing at 36 Le Van Loc, Ward 9, Vung Tau City, the perpetrator who murdered Mr. Le Van Chuong - commander of the high-rise apartment building construction site in Vung Tau City in the early morning of the same day) at the house of a girlfriend in Hau Giang Province.
When the police raided the house, the subject was drinking and was completely surprised, unable to resist. Searching the subject, the police seized a gun and bullets as evidence of the crime.
Mr. Chuong's Honda Civic with license plate 72A-001.66 at the crime scene (Photo: TTO)
Hung was taken to Ba Ria-Vung Tau that night to assist in the investigation. Through investigation and questioning, Hung confessed to his murder. On the morning of April 7, the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Provincial Police searched Hung's residence at 36 Le Van Loc, Ward 9, Vung Tau City and continued to clarify the cause and motive for Hung's murder.
Construction site where the crime took place
Previously, at around 3:00 a.m. on April 6, Hung broke into the construction site of a high-rise apartment building on Nguyen Tri Phuong Street (Ward 7, Vung Tau City) and murdered Mr. Le Van Chuong (born in 1973, from Ha Tinh, registered at 1344 30/4 Street, Ward 12, Vung Tau City and residing in Chau Duc District, Ba Ria-Vung Tau) in the office of the Construction Command Board.
After hiding Mr. Chuong's body next to a pile of construction materials, Hung disguised himself as a construction worker and drove out of Mr. Chuong's Honda Civic with license plate 72A-001.66.
After committing the crime, the perpetrator opened the side gate and escaped.
However, when the suspect discovered that the driver was not Mr. Chuong and that the security guard, Mr. Linh, did not open the gate, he immediately pulled out a gun and threatened Mr. Linh. When Mr. Linh ran away, the suspect chased after him and fired two shots, but fortunately missed.
Unable to find Mr. Linh, the subject returned to the gate and shot Mr. Tran Van Nhat (55 years old, residing in Rach Dua ward, Vung Tau city, also working as a construction security guard) in the thigh, took the key to open the side gate and ran out, leaving the car behind.
Immediately after the murder, the police force of the province and Vung Tau city were present at the scene to investigate and through professional measures identified the main perpetrator as Pham Manh Hung.
Hung used to work at this construction site and was a drug addict, having just returned from rehab 2 weeks ago. Hung has a wife and 2 children. Through investigation, Hung’s wife said that Hung had borrowed a motorbike to escape to Ho Chi Minh City and the police force urgently pursued the subject./.
According to VNA
