Police release identifying features of suspect in murder of social security agency guard

Nghe An Provincial Police Department said that they are still actively investigating the case of "Murder" and "Robbery" that occurred at the headquarters of the Quynh Luu District Social Insurance in Hamlet 2, Quynh Hong Commune, Quynh Luu District.

The victim was Mr. Dang Van Thanh (born in 1974, residing in Hamlet 6, Quynh Hong Commune, Quynh Luu District), a security guard of the Quynh Luu District Social Insurance.

Image of the subject recorded by camera. Photo provided by police

On October 14, 2019, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Provincial Police posted a Notice to search for vehicles related to the above particularly serious case.

During the investigation, the Nghe An Provincial Police Department found the vehicle, a motorbike with license plate 37F2-0188, Honda Dream II brand, brown paint color, and a yellow helmet of the victim in an empty lot behind the Muong Thanh Hoang Mai hotel area in the North America block, Quynh Thien ward, Hoang Mai town.

The investigation agency also collected images of the perpetrator. Characteristics of the subject: male, wearing light-colored clothes (worker clothes). After committing the crime, the subject was injured.

Quynh Luu District Social Insurance Headquarters. Photo courtesy

Therefore, the Nghe An Provincial Police Department announces and requests that anyone who knows someone with similar characteristics to the subject should immediately notify the Nghe An Provincial Police Department, through Lieutenant Colonel Ho Xuan Thanh - Captain of the Major Crimes Team, Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Provincial Police, Phone number:0692904512or0904651777to coordinate solutions.

As reported by Nghe An Newspaper, at around 6:45 am on October 14, Mr. Dang Ngoc Tho - Director of Quynh Luu District Social Insurance came to work and found the gate closed. Mr. Tho called the security guard, Mr. Dang Van Thanh, but he did not answer.

A moment later, Mr. Tho went to the back of the office building and discovered that the security guard had died earlier with multiple head injuries and blood flowing profusely.

At the scene, the safe in the Accounting room of the Quynh Luu District Social Security headquarters was broken into, and the security guard's motorbike was stolen.