Driver Doan Quy Phien reenacts the scene
On the morning of September 13, defendant Doan Quy Phien retraced the journey from when he picked up his car at the parking lot until he discovered Le Hoang Long dead in the driver's seat, when he parked the car at Gateway School.
At 7:25 a.m. on September 13, Mr. Phien drove a Ford Transit with license plate 29B-069.56 into the gate of Gateway School on Khuc Thua Du Street (Cau Giay District, Hanoi) under the supervision of many officers from the Cau Giay District prosecution agencies.
The suspect Phien wore a black T-shirt and had short, white hair. A policeman in uniform sat in the front seat, next to the driver.
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Driver Doan Quy Phien at the practice session this morning. Photo:Pham Du. |
The second reenactment session continued to be without defendant Nguyen Bich Quy (the person who picked up the child and took him to the bus). In response to questions from the victim's family lawyer about this, an officer from Cau Giay District Police said "if necessary, we will let Ms. Quy participate."
Cau Giay District Police, prosecutors, the victim's family's lawyer, and driver Phien then continued to get in the Ford Transit and drove to the parking lot at 123 Nguyen Phong Sac Street, about 1 km away. This is where, according to the driver's testimony, the car had been parked for 9 hours in the sun after taking students to Gateway School without knowing that Long (6 years old) was still inside.
At the parking lot at 8am, Mr. Phien re-enacted the process of parking, getting out of the car and using the magnetic key to lock the car door.
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Mr. Phien (black shirt, second from left) works with the investigation agency at the gate of Gateway School. Photo:Pham Du. |
Mr. Dinh Minh Tao - Chief of the People's Procuracy of Cau Giay District said that the experiment was organized by the investigation agency of Cau Giay District Police, the Institute will send prosecutors to supervise according to regulations. The investigation agency will decide who will participate. The experimental journey from the parking lot to Gateway School will help the investigation agency evaluate the statements of the people involved, strengthening the case file.
The reenactment ended at 8:05. The lawyer representing Long's family hopes that defendant Quy will be present for the reenactment this afternoon, because she will help "clarify necessary information, such as how many minutes the car stopped, at what point, and which child got out of the car."
| Driver Doan Quy Phien prepares for field experiment. |
On the second day of first grade on the morning of August 6, Le Hoang Long was picked up by Mrs. Quy and taken to Gateway School, about 3 km from his home by driver Phien. That same afternoon, Long was found dead in the car after being forgotten for 9 hours.
On August 27, Ms. Quy was prosecuted and detained for the crime ofInvoluntary manslaughter. 7 days later, Mr. Phien was prosecuted and released on bail for the same crime. The police are expanding the investigation of the case, clarifying the responsibilities of those involved.
