What did the suspect in the murder of a male student driving Grab say at the police station?
According to initial statements, Giap and Truong hired Mr. S. to take them from My Dinh to Tan Phong street but did not have money to pay. An argument broke out between the two; then Giap used a knife to stab Mr. S. to death.
Regarding the serious murder case that caused the death of an 18-year-old male student driving a Grap car that occurred on the evening of September 26 in Thuy Phuong ward (Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi), the two suspects initially admitted their actions.
Specifically, immediately after arresting two suspects Dinh Van Giap (24 years old, in Phu Nham commune, Van Chan district, Yen Bai) and Dinh Van Truong (19 years old, in Thanh Luong commune, Van Chan district, Yen Bai), the police investigation agency launched an investigation.
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Portraits of the two suspects. Source: Hanoi Police |
According to the initial confession of the two suspects, at around 9:00 p.m. on September 26, Dinh Van Giap (24 years old, from Phu Nham commune, Van Chan district, Yen Bai) and Dinh Van Truong (19 years old, from Thanh Luong commune, Van Chan district, Yen Bai) went to the gate of My Dinh bus station to drink water.
Here, Giap bargained the price of the motorbike taxi with Nguyen Cao S (born in 2001, Vinh Loc, Thanh Hoa) to ask S to take the two subjects to their friend's house in Tan Phong street (Thuy Phuong ward, Bac Tu Liem district). During the trip, Giap said he had no money and asked S to pay him another day, but the male driver did not agree.
When they reached the vacant lot, Giap and Truong got out of the car. There was an argument between the driver and the passenger. At this time, Giap suddenly used a switchblade knife to stab Mr. S. in the back several times. When the victim ran away, Giap and Truong took Mr. S.'s motorbike and drove back to Yen Bai. On the way, they threw the switchblade along the road near the crime scene.
Previously, as reported, on the afternoon of September 28, people discovered the body of male student Nguyen Cao S. (born in 2001, residing in Thanh Hoa) in an empty land area in Thuy Phuong ward, Hanoi. S. was a first-year student at a college in Hanoi. The victim was suspected of being murdered by two motorbike taxi passengers for robbery./.