Master who robbed the property of the police general's daughter was sentenced to 7 years in prison.
Kien is a master's student studying abroad in China. While waiting for his thesis, Kien returned to his hometown. Due to family conflicts, Kien wanted to earn a large sum of money to take his mother to live elsewhere, so he came up with the idea of robbery.
On the afternoon of October 25, the People's Court of Ha Tinh province held a first-instance trial of defendant Le Dinh Kien (29 years old, residing in Thach Linh ward, Ha Tinh city) for the crime of "robbery".
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| Defendant Le Dinh Kien at trial. |
According to the indictment, in the early morning of May 9, Le Dinh Kien climbed over the fence and broke into the back of the house of Ms. Tran Thi Quy (30 years old, at 33 Ton That Thuyet Street, Tran Phu Ward, Ha Tinh City).
At about 5:30 a.m. the same day, when Ms. Quy's housekeeper, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuan (53 years old, residing in Son Tien commune, Huong Son, Ha Tinh) opened the back gate of the house, Kien used a knife to control her.
Kien held a knife to her neck and forced Mrs. Thuan to go to the second floor of the house. Then, he controlled Ms. Quy and her parents-in-law who were present in the bedroom and forced the female homeowner to open the safe and take 75 million VND.
Discovering a savings book in the safe, Kien continued to force Ms. Quy to go to the bank to withdraw 100 million VND, and at the same time used his phone to monitor Ms. Quy remotely. During the process of withdrawing money at the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) Ha Tinh Branch (No. 88, Phan Dinh Phung Street, Ha Tinh City), Ms. Quy quickly left her information with the bank security guard to inform her family.
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| Robbery scene on May 9. |
After receiving information from the victim's family, Ha Tinh City Police coordinated with Quy's relatives to arrest Kien and safely rescue all those who were being held by Kien.
At the time of the crime, Kien was studying for a master's degree in economics in China. While waiting to defend his master's thesis, Kien returned to Vietnam. At this time, Kien's parents were having a conflict with each other. Kien wanted to earn a large sum of money to take his mother to live elsewhere, so he came up with the idea of committing a robbery.
At the trial, Kien confessed and repented of his crimes. The victim’s family also filed a petition for a reduced sentence for the defendant. After consideration, the People’s Court of Ha Tinh Province sentenced Le Dinh Kien to 7 years in prison.
