Man sentenced for attempted motorbike robbery 24 years ago
After killing someone in Binh Phuoc, Pham Quang Dao - from Nghe An was arrested in a robbery case in Dong Nai but was not discovered to be on the run because he gave a fake name.
On June 5, Binh Phuoc Provincial People's Court held a first-instance trial and sentenced Pham Quang Dao (51 years old, from Nghe An) to life in prison.about the crimeMurder, Robbery.
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Pham Quang Dao in court. Photo: Van Tram |
According to the indictment, on June 13, 1994, Pham Quang Dao went from Dong Nai to his brother's house in Minh Long commune, Binh Long district, Song Be province (now Chon Thanh district, Binh Phuoc) to visit. Knowing that Mr. Tran Xuan Hanh's (57 years old) house nearby had a Honda Cub 50, Dao returned and invited Nguyen Van Cong to plan a robbery.
Six nights later, the two went to Mr. Hanh's house pretending to ask about acquaintances and were invited in by the homeowner.While drinking, Dao took a kitchen knife and stabbed Mr. Hanh to death, then stole his motorbike with Cong and escaped.
In the following days, Cong was arrested and sentenced to 5 years in prison for robbery. Dao was prosecuted forMurder, Robberybut escaped and was wanted.
Three years later, Dao was arrested by Long Khanh Town Police, Dong Nai for the crime.Ttheft of property. At the investigation agency, this person gave a fake name as Nguyen Xuan Thai (from Ha Tinh) and was sentenced to 3 months in prison.
After being released, he worked as a hired hand in many places.In July 2017, Dao was arrested by Binh Phuoc police while in Ho Chi Minh City.