Arrest of subject 'appropriating person under 16 years old' in Nghe An

Accordingly, on the morning of August 28, 2024, due to a personal conflict, Vu Van Tung brought a knife to the private home of Ms. Nong Thi T. (born 2005), in Lang Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district. The subject was extremely reckless and daring, broke the glass door, rushed into the house, put a knife to her neck to control and force Ms. T. to do as he asked.

Too scared, Ms. T. hugged her child and ran out of the house, but the subject chased after her, grabbed the child, and drove away on a motorbike.

Immediately after receiving the report, Yen Thanh District Police quickly established two working groups, directly went to the scene to organize the investigation, arrest the subject, and rescue the victim. One of the working groups was directly present at Nong Thi T.'s family to encourage and stabilize the family's psychology; at the same time, deploy professional measures, take statements from the victim, from people who knew about the incident, and examine the scene. The other group directly checked, extracted camera footage, checked, and arrested the subject.

After being directly impacted and persuaded by the district police, Vu Van Tung returned the child to Ms. Nong Thi T. at the Ong Farm area, Trung Nam hamlet, Quang Thanh commune.

After that, the subject continued to hide. Synchronously deploying professional measures, in the afternoon of the same day, Yen Thanh District Police successfully arrested Vu Van Tung while the subject was hiding at Khe Vang hill, in Trung Nam hamlet, Quang Thanh commune.

At the investigation agency, Vu Van Tung admitted his wrongdoings and confessed that because Ms. Nong Thi T. refused his request, he took the child to put pressure on her.

Currently, the investigation agency of Yen Thanh District Police is completing the procedures to prosecute the case and prosecute Vu Van Tung for the crime of "Appropriating a person under 16 years old".