Hungry for drugs, addict sneaks into poor family's house to steal motorbike

(Baonghean.vn) - Knowing that Mr. Thong's family was poor, but because of his drug addiction, Vo Phan Phuc still broke into the family's house in the middle of the night, stole a motorbike and sold it for money to spend.

On June 30, the Investigation Police Agency of Nghi Loc District Police announced that it had initiated a case, prosecuted the accused and issued a detention order against Vo Phan Phuc (born in 1989), residing in Hamlet 4, Nghi Hoa Commune, Nghi Loc District, for theft of property.

Previously, on January 15, 2017, Nghi Loc District Police received a report from Mr. Nguyen Van Thong (born in 1963), residing in Hamlet 7, Nghi Dien Commune, stating that on the night of January 14, a thief broke into Mr. Thong's house and stole a motorbike with license plate 37K1 594.52 that was parked in the yard.

Subject Vo Phan Phuc. Photo: Nhat Tuan

Mr. Thong's family is poor. His family has nothing but a lost motorbike.

Upon receiving the report, Nghi Loc District Police sent a working group to the scene to verify and collect information. Because the subject left no traces, the investigation was difficult.

However, through the process of capturing, monitoring the subject and using professional measures, the investigation agency of Nghi Loc District Police identified Vo Phan Phuc as the subject who committed the motorbike theft on the night of January 14 at Mr. Thong's house.

On June 25, the investigation agency made an emergency arrest of the subject. At the police station, Vo Phan Phuc confessed that he was addicted to drugs. Although he knew that Mr. Thong's family was very poor, because he was "hungry" for drugs, he still did not let him go.

After stealing the motorbike, Phuc sold it to a stranger in Cua Lo town for 1.5 million VND.

The case is being further investigated by the authorities.

Nhat Tuan