Man stabs lifeboat with knife after being refused permission to use it.
After being refused permission to borrow a boat by the rescue team, Bui Duc Lam (from Cam Xuyen, Ha Tinh) used a knife to puncture the boat.
On the evening of October 30th, Lieutenant Dang The Long, Head of the Cam Vinh Commune Police Station, Cam Xuyen District (Ha Tinh Province), reported that the unit had brought Bui Duc Lam (born in 1978, Tam Trung Hamlet, Cam Vinh Commune) to the district police station to clarify his actions of puncturing a rescue boat.
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| The boat was punctured. |
Accordingly, at around 3 PM on October 30th, there was heavy rain in Cam Vinh commune.floodwatersThe rapid rise in water level affected many houses in the commune.floodeddeep. In response to this situation, the local authorities issued an urgent order to prepare.Evacuating people from flooded areas to safe locations.
When the rescue team, led by Mr. Tran Huy Quyen - Head of Tam Trung village, Cam Vinh commune, along with several village officials, arrived by inflatable boat at the house of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hop (76 years old, paralyzed) to evacuate her, the rescue team encountered Bui Duc Lam and several others wading through the water who approached them and asked to borrow the boat.
However, the teamrescueThey disagreed with the reason that Ms. Hop, being a disabled person, should be prioritized. A quarrel then broke out between Mr. Quyen and Lam. Lam ran into Ms. Hop's house, grabbed a knife, and stabbed the inflatable boat multiple times, causing it to puncture.
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| The suspect has been arrested. |
Upon receiving the information, the police force of Cam Vinh commune detained Lam to clarify his illegal activities.




