Mother made up a story about being robbed because she was afraid her son would ask for a share of the money from selling the land.

After taking 42 million VND from the land sale, Mrs. Thien took the money home and kept it. However, afraid that her daughter would hear about the land sale and demand a share of the money, Mrs. Thien immediately made up a story about being robbed and reported it to the police.

On September 22, Phu Tan District Police (An Giang) issued a decision to administratively fine Ms. Pham Thi Thien (49 years old, residing in Phu Trung Hamlet, Phu Thanh Commune, Phu Tan District, An Giang Province) 1 million VND for reporting fake news.

Previously, at 8:00 p.m. on September 7, Ms. Thien went to Phu Thanh Commune Police (Phu Tan District) to report that two men in black shirts had strangled her, gagged her, and snatched 42 million VND from her before escaping.

Ms. Thien at the police station.

Considering the seriousness of the incident, Phu Thanh Commune Police immediately reported to Phu Tan District Police to investigate according to their authority.

Working with the Phu Tan District Police Investigation Agency, Ms. Thien stated that at 6:30 p.m. the same day, after receiving 42 million VND from selling land to Mr. Nguyen Van Lap (living in the same hamlet), Ms. Thien took the money home to hide.

However, afraid that her daughter would hear about the land sale and demand a share of the money, Mrs. Thien immediately made up a story about being robbed and reported it to the police.

According to CAND