Prosecution of a group of people carrying iron pipes to rob motorbikes at night

Previously, on May 15, 2018, Mr. Ho Sy Tan (born in 1981), residing in Phuc Thanh hamlet, Nghia Phuc commune, went to Tan Ky district police station to report the incident on the evening of May 14, 2018. He was driving a Honda Wave RSX motorbike with license plate 37N1-145.63 from Tan An commune to Nghia Phuc commune when suddenly a group of young men rushed out from the bushes, holding weapons (iron pipes) in their hands and approached to threaten and rob his motorbike.

Seeing how aggressive they were, Mr. Tan threw his motorbike away and begged for his life. The group quickly stole Mr. Tan’s motorbike and disappeared into the night.

The subjects were prosecuted for robbery. Photo: Nguyen Tran

Tan Ky District Police quickly established Project 518C, using synchronous professional measures to focus on fighting and clarifying the case.

Through the crime scene investigation, detectives discovered a sun jacket left behind by one of the suspects and a bottle of green tea that they bought at a grocery store about 300 meters from the scene.

During the investigation, some residents provided information that, previously, 3 subjects went from Lo Van Dat's rented room in Tan Thanh hamlet, Tan An commune towards Dong Van commune, holding weapons in their hands.

From the above information, the Task Force extracted security cameras at the Tan An intersection and discovered that about 20 minutes before the incident, the three subjects were walking through this area. From there, it was determined that the three subjects were the perpetrators of the robbery on the evening of May 14.

Through professional measures, the detectives discovered that Lo Van Dat was driving the motorbike that he and his accomplices had stolen in Trang Son commune, Do Luong district. At about 10 p.m. on May 16, a detective team quickly arrived in Trang Son commune, deployed forces to successfully arrest Lo Van Dat, and seized evidence of the case.

At the police station, Dat confessed: On the afternoon of May 14, Nhat and Anh came to Dat's rented room to play and discussed robbing to get money to spend. The group drove around the center of Tan An commune but because there were many people, they did not dare to act rashly. When moving to Nghia Phuc commune, where there were many bushes, the subjects discovered that Tan was riding a motorbike alone, so they recklessly committed the above robbery.

Based on Dat's testimony, at around 7:30 a.m. on May 17, 2018, Tan Ky District Police continued to mobilize forces to arrest Tran Van Nhat and Vi Van Dai Anh while they were hiding in Hamlet 4, Tien Ky Commune.

At the investigation agency, the subjects bowed their heads and confessed all their actions.

Currently, Tan Ky District Police have initiated a criminal case, prosecuted 3 defendants for robbery, and completed procedures to return the property to the victim.