Because they had no money to spend, Khoa and Trung often went to deserted places and used force to rob couples who were sitting and talking.

Truong Lam Dang Khoa was arrested at a motel - Photo: Provided by the police

On the afternoon of June 26, Lieutenant Colonel Vo Van Sau - Deputy Chief of Hue City Police - said that the unit had just temporarily detained Truong Lam Dang Khoa (26 years old, residing in Thanh Tri, Soc Trang) and Tran Van Trung (19 years old, residing in Phu Loc town, Thua Thien - Hue) for robbery.

Before that, on the night of June 17, Khoa and Trung rode their motorbikes to deserted places, looking for someone to rob. When they reached Vo Nguyen Giap Street, they met Tran Van C (21 years old) and Nguyen Thi D (19 years old, both living in Hue City) sitting and talking.

Khoa and Trung immediately approached, used helmets and iron chains to beat Mr. C and Ms. D, then used the chain to strangle Mr. C, stole the Yamaha Exiter motorbike and a cell phone.

Upon receiving the news, Hue City Police commanded the criminal police force to investigate. At the same time, they established a special project codenamed 616-C to capture the two reckless and daring robbers.

By the morning of June 24, the criminal police had arrested Dang Khoa at a motel on Ngo Quyen Street, Hue City. During the search, the police seized 1 mobile phone, 2 knives and many other items.

Tran Van Trung was also persuaded by his family to surrender to the People's Committee of Loc Tien Commune, Phu Loc District that same morning. The motorbike was found at a repair shop in Phu Loc District.

At the police station, Trung and Khoa confessed that because they had no money to spend, they often went to deserted places and used force to rob couples who were sitting and talking.

The case is still under investigation.

According to TTO