Write lottery numbers "disguised" as a clothing store
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of February 6, Tan Ky District People's Court held a first-instance trial of the criminal case against Hoang Thi Thuy, born in 1986, residing in Sa Nam hamlet, Nghia Dong commune, for gambling.
According to the indictment, at about 5:30 p.m. on December 11, 2017, Thuy was selling clothes at her family's kiosk in Sa Nam hamlet when Nguyen Van Be (born 1987) and Nguyen Van Quang (born 1994), both residing in Nghia Binh commune, Tan Ky district, came to the store to buy clothes and asked to write down lottery numbers.
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| Hoang Thi Thuy in court. Photo: Phuong Hao |
The child bought lottery tickets for 4,300,000 VND; Nguyen Van Quang bought lottery tickets for 700,000 VND and was caught red-handed by Tan Ky District Police. They confiscated 5,000,000 VND from Thuy; and a Nokia 216V12001 phone.
In addition to the above mentioned acts, Thuy confessed that at 4:49 p.m. on the same day, Thuy received a text message from Vo Tien Tra, born in 1987, residing in Hamlet 4A, Nghia Dong Commune, Tan Ky District, asking her to buy lottery numbers and lotteries for a total amount of 480,000 VND. During the investigation, Tra proactively went to the Investigation Agency to hand over this money.
At the investigation agency, Hoang Thi Thuy confessed to all her crimes in accordance with the documents and evidence collected.
At the end of the trial, the panel sentenced Hoang Thi Thuy to 12 months of non-custodial reform, with a monthly income deduction of 100,000 VND, during the probation period.
