Arrest of suspect in murder of taxi driver in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - The suspect in the case of a taxi driver whose throat was slit was arrested less than a day after the incident.
On the afternoon of August 20, the leader of Nghe An Provincial Police said: After nearly 18 hours of intense searching, at 10:00 a.m. this morning, July 20, the Special Task Force successfully arrested Nguyen Van Hung (born in 1987), residing in Nam Loc Commune, Nam Dan District, Nghe An Province, a suspect in the previous murder of a taxi driver.
The suspect is currently being taken to the crime scene for reenactment.
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| Suspect at the investigation agency. Photo: CTV |
The task force captured the suspect while he was hiding in Anh Son district. Based on the suspect's testimony, the task force searched for and seized the knife, the murder weapon, in a hill near the scene of the murder. The task force is currently continuing to investigate and clarify the suspect.
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| Murder weapon. Photo: Thuy Anh |
Previously, as reported by Nghe An Newspaper, at around 5:00 p.m. on August 19, some people were shocked when they saw a man lying in a pool of blood while traveling on National Highway 7B, passing through Tan Hoi village (now Cam Hoa village, Cam Son commune, Anh Son district). The incident was immediately reported to the police.
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| Scene of the incident. |
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| The taxi was 30 meters away from the victim. |
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| Nguyen Van Hung when arrested. Photo: Thuy Anh |
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