Arrest of the subject who used a knife to control and rob a woman's property

After 5 days of active investigation, on October 25, the Hoa Vang District Police (Da Nang) in coordination with the Criminal Police of Da Nang City Police successfully investigated and arrested the subject who used a knife to control and rob a woman on the street in Hoa Vang District.

Initial information, at about 2:20 p.m. on October 19, Ms. Le Thi S. (born in 1979, residing in Hoa Son commune, Hoa Vang district) drove a motorbike with license plate 43F1-462.xx to a fruit trading point near the market in Hoa Son commune.

At the turn, Ms. S. was stopped by a young man driving a motorbike to “buy fruit”, then suddenly used his hand to choke her neck, at the same time put a knife to her hip and demanded that she give him the handbag she was carrying. Too frightened, Ms. S. was forced to give him the handbag (inside there were many assets including cash, mobile phone), after that the subject quickly escaped from the scene.

Upon receiving the crime report, detectives from Hoa Vang District Police coordinated with the Criminal Police Department of Da Nang City Police to immediately deploy the operation, investigate all movements, extract camera footage from suspicious locations to find even the smallest clues of the subject.

By the morning of October 25, the police had identified the perpetrator of the robbery as Trinh Hoang Lan (born 2025, residing in Hoa Hiep Nam ward, Lien Chieu district, Da Nang city) and summoned him for questioning.

At the police station, Lan admitted to robbing Ms. Le Thi S. on October 19. Notably, Lan had a previous conviction for “Disturbing public order” and a previous conviction for “Illegal use of narcotics”.