A group of young people in the village specialize in stealing.

(Baonghean.vn)- In a short period of time, a group of young men from Tien Thuy village, Quynh Luu district (Nghe An) brazenly broke into people's houses, stole motorbikes and televisions to sell for money to spend.

Three defendants at the mobile trial. Photo: Viet Hung.

On the morning of December 18, in Quynh Nghia commune, the People's Court of Quynh Luu district opened a mobile trial for defendants who committed the crime of "theft of property" as prescribed in Article 138 of the Penal Code.

According to the indictment, the defendants brought to trial include: Cao Xuan Minh (born 2000); Ho Ngoc Huy (born 1994) and Ho Ngoc Hoang (born 1993), all residing in Tien Thuy commune, Quynh Luu district.

Accordingly, from July 28, 2017 to August 16, 2017, the three young men broke into people's houses many times to steal property.

The first time, on July 28, 2017, Cao Xuan Minh and Ho Ngoc Hoang together sneaked into the yard of Ms. Dinh Thi Mai's house in Quynh Nghia commune to steal a Honda motorbike - Wave alpha with license plate 37L1-471... and then sold it for 13 million VND.

On August 15, Cao Xuan Minh invited Ho Ngoc Huy to sneak into Le Van Dat's house in Phong Thang hamlet, Tien Thuy commune to steal a 55-inch Samsung TV, then sold it for 2 million VND.

On August 16, Cao Xuan Minh and Ho Ngoc Huy continued to steal a Wave RSX motorbike with license plate 37L1 - 215... and sold it for 6 million VND.

While the subjects were receiving money from selling the car, Quynh Luu district police raided and caught them red-handed in the act of theft.

Through the synthesis of property thefts, Cao Xuan Minh committed 3 times, with total property value of 51.5 million VND; Ho Ngoc Huy committed 2 times, with total property value of 36 million VND; Ho Ngoc Hoang committed 1 time, with property value of 15.5 million VND.

For the above crimes, the People's Court of Quynh Luu district sentenced defendant Cao Xuan Minh to 24 months in prison plus 12 months of the previous sentence, for a total sentence of 36 months in prison. Ho Ngoc Huy to 12 months in prison and Ho Ngoc Hoang to 10 months in prison.

Viet Hung