Testimony of the suspect who murdered a 17-year-old girl and hid her body on the side of the road
After murdering the victim, Duong Van The took the victim's cell phone, money and other belongings and disposed of them in many places to cover up the crime.
On September 11, the People's Procuracy of Vinh Phuc province announced that it had just approved an emergency arrest warrant for Duong Van The (34 years old, living in Bao Son residential group, Ba Hien town, Binh Xuyen district, Vinh Phuc) to investigate the act of "murder".
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Authorities take statement from suspect Duong Van The. Photo: Vinh Phuc Provincial People's Procuracy |
The representative of the People's Procuracy of Vinh Phuc province also said that through investigation and investigation, suspect Duong Van The confessed that when he committed the rape, the victim fiercely resisted. Because he was afraid that the victim would report his depraved behavior, The killed her.
Aftermurder victim, Duong Van The took the victim's cell phone, money and some other belongings, then disposed of them.
Previously, at around 7:00 a.m. on September 8, people traveling through the inter-commune road in Hiep Thuan village, Thien Ke commune (Binh Xuyen district) discovered a body covered with a pineapple tarp lying on the side of the road, in the process of severe decomposition, emitting a foul smell and with an unknown identity.
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Suspect Duong Van The pointed out where the victim's belongings were hidden. Photo: Vinh Phuc Provincial People's Procuracy |
Based on the results of the crime scene investigation and autopsy, it was determined that this was a murder case. Under the direction of the Vinh Phuc Provincial Police Department, the Criminal Police Department coordinated with relevant departments and Binh Xuyen District Police to conduct the investigation. By the evening of the same day, the victim was identified as Ms. GTP (born in 2005 in Tung Vai Commune, Quan Ba District, Ha Giang), currently working as a worker at Ba Thien Industrial Park.
During the investigation and verification process, after 24 hours of receiving the report, the Investigation Police Department of Vinh Phuc Provincial Police clarified that the perpetrator of the above case was Duong Van The.
At the investigation agency, Duong Van The confessed to the entire act of killing Ms. GTP in the early morning of September 5.
The Vinh Phuc Provincial Police Investigation Agency has seized all relevant evidence and continues to investigate and clarify the case.