Group of brazen 'kid' robbers carrying weapons to rob property

On August 15, Tam Duong District Police, Vinh Phuc Province announced that they had issued a decision to prosecute and arrest four suspects, including Tran Van Linh (born 2006), residing in Tam Duong District and Nguyen Van Nam (born 2005), residing in Binh Xuyen District, Vinh Phuc; Hoang Anh Tuan (born 2008) and Vi Vu Truong (born 2007), both residing in Thai Nguyen Province, for the crime of "Robbery"; and at the same time, they seized all evidence related to the case.

According to the investigation agency's documents, at around 11:00 p.m. on August 6, Mr. NVM (born in 1998), residing in Vinh Tuong district (Vinh Phuc) was driving a Honda Winner motorbike, license plate number: 88L1-449... on a 36m road, in the direction of Dao Tu commune to Hop Thinh (Tam Duong). When he reached the railway overpass in Le Loi village, Hop Thinh commune, he was approached from behind by a group of 4 people on 2 motorbikes in the same direction, their faces covered with shirts, carrying weapons such as pig spears (iron pipe welding knives), and glass bottles.

After that, the group beat and robbed Mr. M of his property including his motorbike, cell phone, cash, etc. As a result, Mr. M was injured and had his property stolen, worth about 23 million VND.

Immediately after receiving information about the crime, Tam Duong District Police realized that this was a very serious case, the subjects were extremely reckless and daring. After committing the crime, the subjects moved through many routes in Vinh Phuc, Hanoi, Thanh Hoa, Thai Nguyen to mislead the investigation. Tam Duong District Police mobilized all forces to investigate, verify, arrest the perpetrators, and recover property for the victims.

During the process of focused investigation and verification, by August 14, the Tam Duong District Police Investigation Agency had clarified and arrested the subjects Tran Van Linh, Nguyen Van Nam, Hoang Anh Tuan, and Vi Vu Truong while they were hiding in Hanoi and Thai Nguyen province.

At the police station, the subjects confessed that they met each other through social networks, often left home, gathered at internet cafes to play games. Due to lack of money to spend, Tran Van Linh (with a previous conviction for theft) invited 3 subjects to rob property. If the victims resisted, the subjects used weapons to threaten and cause injury.