Defendant who broke through wall to escape prison was recaptured in wood workshop
Detained for robbing a phone from a coffee shop owner, Dang Cao Tri found a way to break through the wall of the temporary detention house in Sa Dec City but was recaptured after 4 months of hiding at a wood workshop in Trang Bom District, Dong Nai Province.
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| Rewards for individuals who capture escaped prisoners. Photo: Long Sa |
On August 18, Sa Dec City Police, Dong Thap Province, said that they had just arrived in Di An Town, Binh Duong Province, to present a certificate of merit from the Chairman of the Sa Dec City People's Committee to Major Tran Minh Nhut - Captain of the Criminal Police Team of Di An Town Police and 2 residents who had successfully captured a suspect who had escaped from detention.
The two citizens are Mr. Nguyen Quoc Khanh, residing in Tan Dong Hiep ward, Di An town, Binh Duong province and Mr. Nguyen Minh Tri, residing in Thanh Son commune, Dinh Quan district, Dong Nai province.
The suspect who escaped from the Sa Dec City police detention center and was re-arrested is Dang Cao Tri - 38 years old, charged with robbery.
According to information from the police, on March 3, 2017, at a tea shop in Tan Phu Dong commune, Sa Dec city, taking advantage of the shop owner's carelessness, Dang Cao Tri and Nguyen Van Phuong (28 years old, residing in Phong Hoa commune, Lai Vung district, Dong Thap province) used a homemade stick with a wire plugged into the electrical outlet at the shop to stab the shop owner, causing him to be shocked and fall to the ground.
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| Tri and Phuong at the investigation agency. Photo: Long Ho |
Tri and Phuong robbed the owner of the restaurant of their phone and escaped on a motorbike. After investigation, Sa Dec City Police arrested Tri and Phuong.
After that, both were prosecuted and temporarily detained by the Sa Dec City Police Department. On the morning of July 10, suspect Tri broke through the wall and escaped from detention.
With the enthusiastic cooperation of the police force of Di An town, Binh Duong province, Trang Bom district police, Dong Nai province and Mr. Khanh and Mr. Tri, the functional forces of Dong Thap province arrested Dang Cao Tri when Tri was hiding in a wood workshop in Binh Minh commune, Trang Bom district.
According to Tuoi Tre
