A drug-addled man smashed the windshield of another person's car because he suspected he was being followed.
(Baonghean.vn) - Due to the hallucinations of drugs, An always suspected that he was being followed while walking on the street, so he caused trouble and destroyed people's property. Currently, Vinh City Police have arrested the subject and are completing the case file for prosecution.
On August 30, 2019, Vinh City Police received a report from Mr. Nguyen Van H. (residing in Quan Bau ward, Vinh city) with the following content:
At about 8:15 a.m. on August 29, 2019, Mr. H. was driving a car to the railway overpass (Nguyen Sinh Sac Street, in Cua Nam Ward, Vinh City) when a young man driving a Hyundai i10 car, license plate 37A - 170.98, forced and blocked the car. The young man got out of the car, holding an iron rod, walked to the driver's seat of Mr. H. and said, "You are driving in the wrong lane, give me the money and let me go." Mr. H. replied that he did not have any money, so the subject used the iron rod to break Mr. H.'s car window, then got in the car and left. The estimated property damage was about 5 million VND.
After receiving the report, Vinh City Police investigated, verified and identified the young man in the complaint as Pham Dinh An (born in 1975, residing in Nghi Hai ward, Cua Lo town).
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Subject Pham Dinh An. Photo provided by the police |
Notably, the subject showed signs of using drugs while driving. Immediately, Vinh City Police deployed all forces to arrest the subject. It is known that after committing the crime, he drove to Nghi Xuan commune, Nghi Loc district, left the car and fled.
At 10:00 a.m. on August 30, Vinh City Police coordinated with the Criminal Police Department of the Provincial Police and Cua Lo Town Police to arrest Pham Dinh An while he was hiding at a motel in Cua Lo Town.
At the investigation agency, An was mentally unstable many times and had hallucinations. He confessed that he committed the crime because he suspected that people on the street were following him.
It is known that according to the urine test results, the subject tested positive for drugs and the hospital's conclusion showed that Pham Dinh An was severely poisoned by drugs.
Currently, the Vinh City Police Investigation Agency is completing the file to prosecute the subject for disturbing public order and destroying property.