He stabbed himself in the stomach and then reported being robbed.

After receiving the company's money to pay the workers, Mr. Ngoc stabbed himself in the stomach with a knife, creating a false crime scene and claiming he had been robbed of 50 million VND.

On the morning of November 8th, Colonel Do Van Xuyen, Head of the Krong Buk District Police (Dak Lak province), stated that the District Police Investigation Agency had investigated and clarified the case in which Mr. Phan Dinh Ngoc (45 years old, residing in Pleiku City, Gia Lai province) reported being attacked and robbed of 50 million VND.

Mr. Ngoc was receiving treatment at Dak Lak Provincial General Hospital.

According to Colonel Xuyen, on the afternoon of September 11th, the police received a report of a robbery and serious stabbing of the victim. Due to the very serious nature of the incident, which caused public alarm, the Head of the Criminal Investigation Agency of the Dak Lak Provincial Police directed the rapid deployment of forces to investigate and clarify the case.

The district police deployed multiple investigative teams, examined the crime scene, and reviewed dozens of suspects in the area. After more than a month of investigation, the police determined that this was a case of self-inflicted stabbing, not robbery. Therefore, the police summoned Mr. Ngoc for questioning. Faced with irrefutable evidence, Mr. Ngoc admitted to stabbing himself and committing the robbery.

According to Colonel Xuyen, although Mr. Ngoc stabbed himself in the stomach, he created a scene that resembled a real robbery. Mr. Ngoc inflicted very serious injuries on himself. The scene showed signs of being disturbed; the wallet was thrown into the middle of the rubber plantation, next to it were many small bills… “We spent a lot of effort investigating and clarifying the matter. The authorities have also imposed an administrative fine of 1 million VND on Mr. Ngoc for the act of making a false report,” said Colonel Xuyen.

Colonel Xuyen added that according to Mr. Ngoc's testimony, he was heavily in debt and his family life was not harmonious. Furthermore, on the day of the incident, Mr. Ngoc received money from the company (Mr. Ngoc was a manager at a company - PV) to pay workers' wages. However, he used this money to pay off personal debts, so it's possible that he staged a fake robbery to delay paying the money.

Earlier, Mr. Ngoc reported that on the afternoon of September 11th, he received information that someone was cutting down trees in his rubber plantation, so he went to investigate. Upon arriving at Lot 15, he was suddenly attacked by two masked young men wielding knives, who threatened him and demanded all his money. After he handed over the entire 50 million VND, one of the two assailants stabbed him once in the right side of his abdomen. Dr. Pham Quang Tinh, Deputy Head of the General Surgery Department (Dak Lak Provincial General Hospital), stated that Mr. Ngoc was admitted with a wound in the lower rib area, with the knife blade still embedded in his abdomen.

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