All night on New Year's Eve, chasing the murderer of the whole family

On the afternoon of February 16 (the first day of Tet), Nguyen Huu Tinh (18 years old, from An Giang) with a wound on his hand was taken from Long An province to the headquarters.Criminal Police Department (PC45, Ho Chi Minh City Police)take statements, clarify the acts of murder and robbery.

Initially, the police determined that he single-handedly murdered Mr. Mai Xuan Chinh (46 years old) and his wife and three young children.

Major General Phan Anh Minh (Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Police) said, this isThe case was particularly serious, causing panic among the public nationwide, so the unit made every effort to investigate. Yesterday afternoon, the 30th of Tet, when examining the scene, the police collected many fingerprints, blood samples, and DNA of the perpetrator.

Many evidences, traces and information show that the perpetrator is an acquaintance.of the victims. Tinh was identified as the prime suspect.

He had just applied to work at Mr. Chinh's welding workshop for more than a month, without any identification papers. The inability to determine the suspect's background made it difficult for the investigation agency. While colleagues continued to investigate at the scene, on New Year's Eve, many detective teams divided themselves to investigate each of the suspect's relationships.

Tinh used to temporarily reside in Tan Phu district, Binh Chanh district... from there determinedhis hometown is in the districtTri Ton, An Giang province. There is a possibility that the suspect escaped home after committing the crime, so detectives immediately set off tohis hometown. Another group searched many provinces in the West - where he had connections.

Besides,The working group of the Criminal Police Department (C45, Ministry of Public Security) also blocked the border gates, to prevent Tinh from escaping abroad.

"At around 11 p.m., when he realized his actions were exposed, Tinh immediately got on a motorbike and fled. Many scouts actively followed his trail throughout New Year's Eve and determined that he was going to Long An province," Major General Minh said.

At the Ho Chi Minh City Police Headquarters, everyone was also very nervous, meeting all night to discuss the plan to capture the suspect and waiting for clues from the detectives. This afternoon, they discovered Tinh was drinking with a group of friends.in Can Giuoc district (Long An),police rushed in to control

"He had many wounds, from when he committed the crime with a knife and the victim fought back. These wounds match the investigation agency's assessment and other evidence. We also confiscated from the suspect the Wave RS motorbike stolen from Mr. Chinh's house."

Initially, Tinh confessed that he was often scolded by Mr. Chinh's wife and that he intended to rob his boss's family's property, so he took action.

"It is possible that he committed the crime alone. Whether anyone assisted or covered up, we will clarify during the investigation," said the Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Police.

The serious crime was discovered around noon yesterday, at a ground-level house in alley No. 7, Binh Hung Hoa ward, Binh Tan district. Mr. Chinh's wife's body was in the front room, with many blood stains. Next to her was a fierce German Shepherd dog, reacting violently.

The police were forced to tranquilize the dog before entering the house, where they discovered Mr. Chinh dead in his bedroom, his throat slashed. Their three children, a 13-year-old boy and two girls aged 11 and 6, were dead in other rooms.

Mr. Chinh and his wife were well off financially and were considered to live in harmony with their neighbors. On the 27th of Tet, his family held a New Year's Eve party to say goodbye to the workers who were returning to their hometowns. That night, Tinh murdered the entire family with a knife.