Young man enters temple to steal donation money to… play games
(Baonghean.vn) - Lacking money to spend and buy game cards, Quang went to Hoi Thien temple to steal money from the donation box.
On December 13, 2021, the Investigation Police Agency of Do Luong District Police, Nghe An initiated a case and prosecuted Tran Dang Quang (born 2003), residing in Luong Thien hamlet, Hien Son commune, Do Luong district, Nghe An province for the crime of "Theft of property".
Previously, due to lack of money to spend and buy game cards, at noon on December 6, 2021, Tran Dang Quang went to Hoi Thien temple (in hamlet 6, Tru Son commune, Do Luong district) with the purpose of stealing money in the temple.donation box.
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Do Luong District Police officers take statement from suspect Tran Dang Quang. Photo: Hong Ngoc |
When he arrived at the temple, Quang saw that the gate was open, so he left his motorbike outside and walked inside the temple. Seeing that there was no one around, Quang went to the donation box area and used a tool to dig out the envelopes containing money inside the donation box.
After taking many envelopes, Quang got on his motorbike and drove to Ru Hoi field in Hien Son commune. Quang opened 15 envelopes containing a total of 3.8 million VND. Quang spent the money on personal expenses and online game cards.
After being persuaded by his relatives, Quang went to the police station to surrender and handed over the remaining 1.4 million VND and other related items.