Young man pretends to buy online, uses pepper spray to steal Iphone 6 in Nghe An

(Baonghean.vn)- Pretending to go to an online shopping website to make a transaction, the subject led the "prey" to a deserted road and used pepper spray to control and rob the iPhone 6 Plus. 15 hours after committing the crime, the subject fell into the net of the law.

On May 27, Captain Hoang Chi Hieu - Chief of Le Loi Ward Police (Vinh City) said: The unit has handed over the subject Tran The Cuong (born in 1989), residing in Vinh Quang block, Dong Vinh ward, along with the evidence, an Iphone 6 Plus mobile phone, to Vinh City Police to complete the file, prosecute the case, and prosecute the defendant for the act of "property robbery" according to regulations.

Cuong was the perpetrator of the daring robbery that took place on the evening of May 21, causing a stir in public opinion.

Subject Tran The Cuong

Previously, at around 8:00 p.m. on May 21, 2016, the Le Loi Ward Police working group was on patrol duty to ensure security and order in the area when they discovered Mai Xuan Tien (born in 1996), residing in Trung My block, Le Mao ward (Vinh city) standing with his face covered and calling for help in block 12, Le Loi ward.

Mr. Tien said that a stranger had just sprayed pepper spray in his face and robbed him of his white Iphone 6 plus.

According to Mr. Tien, a few days before, he logged into the website Chovinh.com to sell a white Iphone 6 plus mobile phone worth about 8.5 million VND. At about 7:40 p.m. on May 21, Mr. Tien received a phone call from a young man who said he wanted to meet him to see the mobile phone.

After discussing, the two agreed to meet at Block 12, Le Loi Ward. As agreed, Mr. Tien met his partner and while the two were discussing and agreeing on the price, suddenly a stranger used pepper spray on Mr. Tien's face, stole his cell phone and fled.

Determining the seriousness of the incident, Le Loi Ward Police immediately deployed forces to investigate. By using professional measures, on the morning of May 22, the Ward Police discovered a suspect named Tran The Cuong. Through studying Cuong's background, detectives discovered that this subject had a previous conviction for robbery and currently did not have a stable job.

After consolidating all the evidence, at 11:30 a.m. on May 22, 2016, when Cuong was discovered at his home, the task force immediately raided and arrested him. Searching Cuong's house, the police recovered evidence including a white Iphone 6 plus mobile phone, along with the means and tools of the crime, a pepper spray can, and a Nokia mobile phone that the subject used to contact the victim.

At the investigation agency, Tran The Cuong bowed his head and admitted his crime. According to Cuong's statement, after robbing the cell phone, Cuong hid the stolen loot under the mattress of the bed at his home in Dong Vinh ward, waiting to find a buyer to get money to spend.

However, before he could sell it, he was arrested by Le Loi Ward Police./.

Ha Thu