Investigation conclusion of the case of the murdered chicken delivery girl: Because her mother owed money

The Investigation Police Agency, Dien Bien Provincial Police, has just sent Investigation Conclusion No. 71 to the Dien Bien Provincial People's Procuracy, proposing to prosecute 9 subjects in the particularly serious criminal case of murdering female student Cao My Duyen that occurred during the recent Lunar New Year.

Proposal to prosecute 9 defendants

The Investigation Police Agency, Dien Bien Provincial Police, has transferred the entire case file and investigation conclusion to the Dien Bien Provincial People's Procuracy, requesting prosecution of 9 defendants.

In which, Vi Van Toan was prosecuted for the crime of "Murder" under Point e, Clause g, Point o, Clause 1, Article 123 of the Penal Code and the crime of "Kidnapping for the purpose of appropriating property" under Point a, Clause 2, Article 169 of the Penal Code.

Bui Van Cong was prosecuted for the crime of "Murder" under Point e, Point g, Point o, Clause 1, Article 123 of the Penal Code; the crime of "Rape" under Point a, Point c, Point d, Clause 2, Article 141 of the Penal Code; the crime of "Kidnapping for the purpose of appropriating property" under Point a, Clause 2, Article 169 of the Penal Code; the crime of "Robbery" under Clause 1, Article 168 of the Penal Code and the crime of "Illegal possession of narcotics" under Point c, Clause 1, Article 249 of the Penal Code.

Vuong Van Hung was prosecuted for the crime of "Murder" under Point e, Point g, Point o, Clause 1, Article 123 of the Penal Code; the crime of "Rape" under Point a, Point c, Clause 2, Article 141 of the Penal Code; the crime of "Kidnapping for the purpose of appropriating property" under Point a, Clause 2, Article 169 of the Penal Code and the crime of "Robbery" under Clause 1, Article 168 of the Penal Code.

Pham Van Nhiem, Luong Van Hung, and Luong Van La were proposed to be prosecuted for the crimes of "Murder" under Point e, Point g, Point o, Clause 1, Article 123 of the Penal Code; the crime of "Rape" under Point a, Point c, Point d, Clause 2, Article 141 of the Penal Code and the crime of "Kidnapping for the purpose of appropriating property" under Point a, Clause 2, Article 169 of the Penal Code.

Pham Van Dung and Cam Van Chuong were proposed to be prosecuted for the crime of "Rape" according to Point c, Point d, Clause 2, Article 141, Penal Code.

Bui Thi Kim Thu was proposed to be prosecuted for the crime of "Failure to report a crime" under Clause 1, Article 390 of the Penal Code.

The criminal acts of the subjects have been clarified.

Based on the collected evidence and statements, the investigating police agency and Dien Bien Provincial Police have clarified the course of the crime, evidence identifying the defendants' criminal acts, methods, motives, and purposes of the crime as well as the nature and extent of damage caused by the crime; aggravating and mitigating circumstances of criminal responsibility as well as the causes and conditions leading to the crime, and other circumstances of significance to the case.

Accordingly, regarding the defendant Vi Van Toan, on February 3, 2019, Toan masterminded and planned to assign roles and tasks to Vuong Van Hung, Bui Van Cong, Pham Van Nhiem, Luong Van Hung, and Luong Van La regarding the kidnapping of Cao My Duyen with the aim of demanding 300 million VND from Ms. Tran Thi Hien (the victim's mother). On February 6, 2019, Toan continued to discuss with these subjects about killing Cao My Duyen to conceal the crime of himself and his accomplices. Although he did not directly commit the murder, Toan was identified as the mastermind and leader of the group that carried out the murder.

Regarding Bui Van Cong, after discussing with Vi Van Toan and other subjects on February 3, 2019 with the purpose of demanding 300 million VND from the victim's mother, on February 4, 2019 at group 11, Thanh Truong ward, Dien Bien Phu city, he directly used a metal nunchaku to strangle and control, and together with other subjects kidnapped Cao My Duyen and brought her to his house in team 11, Thanh Nua commune, Dien Bien district.

After kidnapping the victim and taking her home, Bui Van Cong told Vuong Van Hung to hide the victim's belongings, including 1 motorbike, 13 chickens, 1 phone and 270,000 VND. During the time he kept Cao My Duyen at his home, Cong raped the victim 4 times. In addition, Cong also stored synthetic drugs at his residence for the purpose of use.

Regarding Vuong Van Hung, after discussing the plan, on February 4, 2019, Hung directly met Cao My Duyen, took her phone number to order chickens and ordered Duyen to bring the chickens to group 11, Thanh Truong ward so that other subjects could control and kidnap her. On February 6, 2019, Hung committed the acts of appropriating the property, raping and, together with his accomplices, killing the victim to conceal the crime.

In addition to discussing kidnapping the victim, Pham Van Nhiem, Luong Van Hung, and Luong Van La took turns raping the victim 3 to 5 times from February 4 to February 6, 2019. They then agreed to discuss killing and disposing of Cao My Duyen's body.

Pham Van Dung and Cam Van Chuong were prosecuted for raping the victim twice and once, respectively, from February 4 to February 6, 2019.

Regarding Bui Thi Kim Thu, on the evening of February 6, 2019, Thu was present at the house in Team 5, Thanh Nua Commune, Dien Bien District, knowing clearly that the subjects had committed the act of rape and murder of the victim but did not report it to the authorities. On the day the victim's body was discovered, Thu had many actions and words to mislead the investigation.

Issues related to the case

According to his testimony in 2009, Vi Van Toan sold 2 heroin cakes to Ms. Tran Thi Hien for 300 million VND and Ms. Hien had not paid yet. In 2017, Bui Van Cong and Luong Van Hung went to Vi Van Toan's house to buy 2 heroin cakes from Vi Thi Thu (Toan's wife) and then sold them to Ms. Hien for 320 million VND, but Ms. Hien did not pay in full, still owing Cong 30 million VND. Due to the complexity of the case, the police investigation agency convened an interdisciplinary meeting to agree to expand the investigation of Vi Thi Thu for the crime of illegal drug trafficking.

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Returning to the case, after kidnapping Cao My Duyen with his accomplices, Vi Van Toan contacted the victim's family to demand payment. Specifically, at around 9:00 p.m. on February 4, 2019, while at the gate of Ban Phu bus station, seeing the victim's sister Cao Thao Loan calling, Toan answered the phone and asked to speak to Ms. Hien, then said "It's me, Toan, we've kidnapped your daughter, you pay us", Ms. Hien replied "why did you kidnap my daughter, if you do that, I won't pay you, if you don't release my daughter, I'll report to the police" and hung up. At around 8:00 a.m. on February 9, 2019, Toan was at home when Ms. Hien came by motorbike and cursed "why did you kill my daughter, if you kill my daughter, I won't have money to pay you" and then left.

However, when taking statements from Ms. Hien and her sister Loan to clarify the above content, Ms. Hien stated that she did not know the defendants in the case and did not owe them any money. Therefore, the investigating police agency did not have enough evidence to conclude that Ms. Hien knew about Toan kidnapping Duyen from the evening of February 4, 2019 before reporting to the police agency, so there was no mention of handling the act of not reporting the crime.

Regarding the civil issue in the case, Cao My Duyen's legal representative, Mr. Cao Van Huong (biological father), requested to resolve the civil compensation issue according to the provisions of the law, but there is currently no request for a specific compensation amount.

According to the investigation agency's assessment, this is a particularly serious case with many crimes, many defendants committing the same crime, organized crime, and complex complicity. The defendants' criminal acts against Cao My Duyen are extremely brutal and inhumane, demonstrating their determination to commit the crime to the end, using many sophisticated acts and tricks to commit the crime and conceal the crime to the end; during the investigation, the defendants all gave evasive, deceitful, and scattered statements, causing difficulties and hindering the investigation and solving the case. Therefore, the proposal to prosecute all 9 subjects is the necessary thing to do to bring them to strict punishment before the law.

Vu Loi