Gas station employee stabbed by customer for reminding 'no smoking'
After 4 days of reminding customers not to smoke while filling up with gas, a gas station employee in Hoc Mon district was stabbed multiple times by this man, leaving him in critical condition.
According to initial investigation, the man came to fill up gas at the store on Dang Thuc Vinh Street, Hoc Mon District (HCMC) 4 days ago. Seeing him smoking, the 34-year-old gas station employee asked him to turn it off to avoid danger, leading to a fight.
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Man stabs gas station employee. Photo: Security camera at gas station |
On the morning of May 12, this customer came to the gas station shirtless, cursed, and grabbed scissors to stab the person he had argued with, causing the victim to collapse on the spot. The perpetrator was surrounded by gas station employees and the commune police and taken to the headquarters.
The victim was taken to the emergency room by colleagues in critical condition.
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Police examine the scene. Photo: Ho Dinh |
Hoc Mon District Police are investigating the case./.