Rare case of 2 children aged 7 and 9 successfully committing 25 thefts
Two brothers, aged 7 and 9, committed 25 thefts in Tra Vinh province.
On October 29, Tra Vinh City Police (Tra Vinh Province) announced that they had just invited Mr. Nguyen Thanh A. (residing in Tan Hoa Commune, Tieu Can District, Tra Vinh Province) to exercise the rights of guardianship representative for his two biological children (one 7 years old and one 9 years old) to work on the case of Mr. A's two children's theft of property.
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| Mr. A's two children at the police station. Photo: Tra Vinh Police. |
On October 25, Mr. A's two children broke into a resident's house in Ward 6 (Tra Vinh City) and stole 900,000 VND and an earring. When they continued to sneak into other residents' houses, they were discovered and arrested.
According to the police, since the beginning of the year, Mr. A's two children have successfully committed over 25 thefts.
Currently, Tra Vinh City Police continue to consolidate the case file and hand over the two "child" thieves to their families for management and education.
