Drugged man locked girlfriend in room and set fire to motel

On July 28, Thu Duc District Police, Ho Chi Minh City assigned a working group to monitor Nguyen Xuan Phong (38 years old, from Nghe An, temporarily residing at a motel on Road 4, KP6, Binh Chieu Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City) at the hospital.

According to initial information, through social networks, Phong met Ms. VTV (35 years old, from Nghe An, temporarily residing in Binh Tan, working as a worker).

July 28 was Saturday, Ms. V did not work so Phong took the bus from his house to Ms. V's place and brought her back to his room to play. Around 11:30, while talking, Phong had an attack, acting like a person on drugs, talking nonsense and claiming that there was a... ghost in the room.

Before Ms. V understood what was happening, Phong suddenly restrained Ms. V, locked her in the room, and then locked the door.

Phong took his clothes and papers, then ran to the neighboring rooms, took other people's clothes, piled them in front of the room door, and set them on fire. Ms. V was inside the room, panicked, begging for help, calling for help. People living in the same room called the Thu Duc District Police.

When the working group arrived at the scene, Phong was holding an iron rod and barricading himself. After unsuccessfully persuading him, the working group rushed in to control Phong, put out the fire, and rescue Ms. V. While controlling Phong, he injured Captain Tran Ngoc Khanh (Binh Chieu Ward Police). In addition, Nguyen Thanh Hieu, a resident who participated in putting out the fire and controlling Phong, suffered burns on his hand.

Phong was seriously injured and was transferred to the hospital. During his stay in the hospital, Phong kept mumbling so the Thu Duc District Police were unable to take his statement.

It is known that Phong tested positive for drugs. At the time of the incident, Phong was high on drugs.