Addicted woman slashes 4 neighborhood security guards, injuring them

4 security guards, while coordinating with other forces to collect drug addicts, were attacked and injured by a woman who used a knife to fight back.

District 1 police are temporarily detaining and clarifying the case against the above woman, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thao (born in 1977, residing in District 3).

Previously, at around 8am on September 15, the civil defense force coordinated with the Pham Ngu Lao Ward Police, District 1 to collect drug addicts operating in the area to stabilize security and order. At 23/9 Park, the working group discovered Ms. Thao sitting and injecting drugs.

Ms. Thao when she was taken to the police station.

At this time, a security guard approached and asked Mrs. Thao to check her identification papers. But suddenly Mrs. Thao ran away towards Nguyen Thai Binh market. The security guard group chased after her.

Ms. Thao ran into a food stall in the market and grabbed a knife about 40cm long. She swung the knife and attacked, injuring a security guard, then continued to run away.

After a while, Ms. Thao returned, this time holding a knife in one hand and a syringe in the other, threatening the civil defense force, not allowing them to come closer. When approaching and struggling with Ms. Thao, 3 other civil defense forces were also attacked and injured by her with knives.

The forces at the scene restrained and escorted Ms. Thao to the ward police station for clarification. Initially, Ms. Thao also admitted to being infected with “H”.

The knife that Ms. Thao used to attack the civil defense force

Currently, 4 injured civil defense guards were taken to the hospital by local authorities for first aid and given anti-exposure medication.

Pham Ngu Lao Ward People's Committee also proposed to District 1 People's Committee to promptly reward the four above-mentioned civil defense individuals.

According to Capital Security