Thieves sneaked into the barn at midnight, took a 6-month-old pregnant cow of a Phu Yen resident to an empty lot, butchered it, took its four legs, and left the head, tail, and belly...

Mr. Y Tloa, residing in Ea Trol commune, Song Hinh district (Phu Yen), was herding his cows to graze when he saw the barn door wide open and many ropes cut on the morning of October 17. The largest cow in the herd, 6 months pregnant, had disappeared.

When people went to search, they discovered the cow's body lying on an empty lot, 500 meters from the barn. "The thief used a hammer to smash its head, then cut off its 4 thighs, leaving only its belly and tail...", Mr. Y Tloa said, adding that this was the largest cow in the herd of 5, bought more than a year ago from the budget for poor households, worth 20 million VND.

A 6-month pregnant cow of a Phu Yen resident was butchered and its four legs were taken. Photo: NX

The leader of Song Hinh District Police said that since the beginning of the year, there have been 6 cases of cow theft in the locality, with 4 legs being cut off. "For many households, cows are sometimes their most valuable asset. The unit has set up a special project to track down the perpetrators of the cow thefts," Song Hinh Police said.

According to VNE