Arrest of a group of people who received money to 'kill' foreigners in Vinh city

Previously, on the night of September 10, 2022, the Criminal Police Team (Vinh City Police) received information that Mr. MNV (born in 1964), an American citizen of Vietnamese origin, was walking with his girlfriend in the Vinh City walking street when he was suddenly approached by a group of people on 2 motorbikes, using machetes to slash Mr. V., causing serious injuries to his left leg.

After committing the crime, the group escaped on a motorbike. The victim was taken to the hospital by local people for emergency treatment.

The injured victim after the hired slashing is being treated at the hospital with an injury rate of 13%. Photo: Duc Vu

After receiving the information, officers from the Criminal Police Team (Vinh City Police) went directly to the hospital where Mr. V. was being investigated to work, but the victim affirmed that he had no conflict with anyone.

Recognizing the seriousness of the case, Vinh City Police have established a special project to concentrate forces and measures to combat the case, determined to quickly clarify the case and arrest the perpetrators.

During the investigation, the task force encountered many difficulties when the subjects proactively removed the motorbike's license plate, covered their faces with masks, and wore long clothes to conceal their identification.

On the other hand, the crime happened late at night, making it difficult for victims and witnesses to identify the perpetrators. However, with the regular direction of the Provincial Police Department, the Criminal Police Team was able to establish suspects.

Five hired killers are being detained for investigation, while one is out on bail because he is underage. Photo: Duc Vu

Based on the collected evidence and documents, from September 19 to September 22, the Vinh City Police Department of Investigation arrested 6 related subjects, including 4 subjects residing in Vinh City: Nguyen Thi Van (born in 1985), residing in Quang Trung ward; Nguyen Thanh Hung (born in 2000), residing in Hung Loc commune; Pham Duy Dat (born in 2000), residing in Nghi Duc commune; Hoang Duy Hung (born in 2007), residing in Dong Vinh ward and 2 subjects residing in Nghi Loc district including: Uong Sy Linh (born in 1996), Nguyen Tu Phuoc (born in 1996), both residing in Nghi Phong commune.

At the investigation agency, initially, the subjects were insincere, evasive, and denied their crimes. However, faced with documentary evidence and effective measures of professional struggle, the above subjects bowed their heads and admitted their crimes.

Accordingly, Mr. V. knew a woman named Ha, who is currently living in the US. Through Ms. Ha's introduction, Mr. V. met Ms. PT (Ms. Ha's niece) and the two were preparing to get married. Knowing that Mr. V. was about to get married, Ms. Ha asked Mr. V. to pay her for the introduction, but Mr. V. did not agree. When she learned that Mr. V. was coming to Vietnam for a visit, Ha contacted Nguyen Thi Van to hire someone to slash Mr. V. for a fee of 2,000 USD and Van agreed.

After receiving money from Ha, Van hired Nguyen Thanh Hung to slash Mr. V. for 30 million VND.

After accepting the "hired killing" offer, the 5 subjects (except Van) split up to follow and observe Mr. V. At a favorable time on the night of September 10, the subjects committed the crime together, in which subject Pham Duy Dat was the one who used a machete to directly slash Mr. V's left leg.

Officers of the Criminal Police Team recorded the statement of Pham Duy Dat, the person who directly slashed and injured Mr. V. Photo: Minh Khoi

As for Mr. V., after being injured, his health is now stable and he is continuing to receive care at the hospital with an injury rate of 13%.

Currently, Vinh City Police are detaining the subjects, continuing to complete the case file to prosecute the case, and prosecute the subjects according to regulations.