The couple who tried to murder a clothing store sales employee have turned themselves in.

A man and a woman overpowered and used a knife to try to kill a sales person. Photo cut from video clip

Regarding the case of a daring couple breaking into a clothing shop and using a knife to try to kill an employee that occurred on the evening of August 3, the morning of August 5, information from the Investigation Police Department of Buon Ma Thuot City Police, Dak Lak Province said that with the persuasion of the police and their families, the two subjects Pham Minh Kien (17 years old, residing in Buon Ma Thuot City) and Ngo Thi Huyen Phuong (22 years old, residing in Hanoi City) surrendered.

According to the Investigation Agency, after committing the crime, both took a bus to Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province to hide. Currently, both have been transferred to the headquarters of Buon Ma Thuot City Police to continue investigating and clarifying the act of "Robbery".

According to the initial statement, Phuong was a student at a university in Hanoi, and Kien came from Dak Lak to Hanoi to work as an employee at a restaurant. In early 2018, the two met and fell in love. When they discovered their relationship, both families opposed it because they thought they were too young.

Despite being prevented by both families, Kien and Phuong still met and contacted each other regularly. At the end of July 2018, Kien returned home to Dak Lak and invited Phuong to go out with him. However, fearing that their families would find out, the two rented a room in Buon Ma Thuot City to stay.

After many days here, because they had no money left to spend, the two discussed going to clothing shops in the area to find ways to steal property.

To carry out their plan, the two went to the market to buy a Thai knife. At around 2:00 p.m. on August 3, they walked to a clothing store at 90 Ngo Quyen Street, Buon Ma Thuot City, pretending to buy it to inquire about the situation. After discovering that the clothing store only had one employee, they left.

At around 7:30 p.m. the same day, the two returned to the clothing store to find an opportunity to strike. Here, after discovering that only Ms. Dang Thi Thuy Trang (22 years old, saleswoman) was watching the store, Phuong tried to distract them, while Kien rushed from behind, hugged her neck, and held a knife with the intention of controlling Ms. Trang to rob her money. However, because Ms. Trang tried to resist, screamed loudly, and was too panicked, Kien used a knife to stab her many times in the chest, arm, and wrist.

After committing the crime, both were afraid of being discovered so they ran home to change clothes and then fled together to Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province until their family and the police persuaded them to surrender.

Currently, the case is being further investigated by Buon Ma Thuot City Police to clarify and handle the subjects according to the provisions of law.