Man cross-dressing woman held knife to her neck, demanding she transfer money to his account
Le Duc Linh, 28 years old, wearing women's clothes, a pink raincoat, and a mask, entered a phone accessories store, pulled out a knife, and forced the owner to transfer 50 million VND to him.
According to information sources, Thu Duc District Police, Ho Chi Minh City has just arrested suspect Le Duc Linh (born 1992, from Thanh Hoa) to investigate and handle the behavior."robbery".
Police have just transferred suspect Linh from Thanh Hoa to Ho Chi Minh City to serve the investigation expansion.
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| Security camera recorded the robber's identity. |
Initially, Linh admitted to being the one who put a knife to a girl's neck and threatened her.transfer money through account, happened at a phone accessories store on Street 10, Ward 4, Tam Binh Ward, Thu Duc District nearly 10 days ago.
As reported, at 4:30 p.m. on October 16, Ms. Tran Thu H (born in 1993, residing in Thu Duc district) was sitting watching the store. At this time, a man entered.
According to Ms. H.’s description, this person was wearing a pink nylon raincoat, 1m65 tall, 30-35 years old, wearing a helmet, a mask covering his face… The man suddenly pulled out a knife in one hand. In the other hand, he held a piece of paper with the account number and account holder’s name written on it.
The man held a knife to her neck and asked Ms. H to open her phone and transfer money to the account number written on the paper, which clearly showed the number 50 million VND. Because Ms. H did not have enough money in her account, he forced her to transfer 30 million VND.
When Ms. H had just transferred the money, the man asked Ms. H to kneel down, face the wall, and he ran away, leaving behind a pair of women's slippers.
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| The robber's female clothes were thrown in an empty lot. Photo:Nhat Vy. |
Although the robber was well disguised, dressed in women's clothing and did not speak during the crime, the victim identified him as a man.
When the police investigated, they extracted security cameras from the surrounding area to trace the path and cordon off the area. The police determined that the suspect left the woman at the scene to distract the investigation.
Following the clues, the police discovered that the suspect had also thrown away some women's clothing in an empty lot in Tam Binh Ward. Security camera images identified the perpetrator, especially on his left arm was a tattoo of the word "Linh Ca".
The police determined that the account that the suspect forced Ms. H to transfer 30 million VND into was 1012965… Vietcombank, the account holder was named Duong Thi Ha. Following the bank account number information, the police quickly clarified that the suspect was Le Duc Linh. When the police arrived at Linh's residence, the suspect had already fled.
By professional measures, the police discovered that Linh had returned to Thanh Hoa. Recently, the Thu Duc District Police detective team coordinated with the local police to arrest Linh, much to his surprise.
