Trial of a gang that stole car mirrors.

(Baonghean.vn) - On November 20th, the People's Court of Nghe An province brought the case of Ho Tien Bao (born in 1992, residing in Hoa Hieu ward, Thai Hoa town) and his accomplices to trial for the crimes of theft and receiving stolen property.

According to the indictment by the Provincial People's Procuracy, the defendants' criminal acts were clarified as follows: between September and December 2013, taking advantage of the negligence of vehicle owners in Vinh City, the defendants Bao, Hoang Ngoc Nam (born in 1993) residing in the same ward as Bao, Nguyen Van Hung (born in 1991), Chu Ngoc Hung (born in 1992) both residing in Long Son Ward, Thai Hoa Town, and Bui Duc Thang (born in 1992 residing in Hoi Son Commune, Anh Son District) jointly committed 45 thefts of car mirrors. The types of vehicles they usually targeted were luxury cars with high monetary value.

The defendants in court

Specifically, as the ringleader, although not directly involved in the thefts, Bao was responsible for the sale of the stolen goods, with a value exceeding 700 million VND. Van Hung directly participated in 41 cases with a value exceeding 680 million VND. Ngoc Hung directly participated in 4 cases with a value exceeding 50 million VND. Defendants Thang and Nam, playing a lesser role, committed 3 cases with amounts exceeding 37 million and 49 million VND respectively.

After stealing the property, due to a prior acquaintance with Tuong Cong Tin (born in 1983, residing in Vu Thu district, Thai Binh province), Bao asked Tin to sell the stolen property, worth over 600 million VND. Despite knowing the property was obtained through crime, Nguyen Tien Dung (born in 1966, residing in Pho Hue ward, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi) still purchased the aforementioned property out of greed. Following a special investigation, the Nghe An Provincial Police successfully apprehended the suspects.

At the trial, the defendants sincerely confessed their guilt and showed remorse. After considering the evidence and the severity of each defendant's crime, the panel of judges sentenced Bao and Nguyen Van Hung to 12 years in prison each, Chu Ngoc Hung to 3 years in prison, Nam to 18 months in prison, and Thang to 12 months in prison but with a suspended sentence for theft; Tin to 7 years in prison and Dung to 3 years in prison but with a suspended sentence for receiving stolen property. In addition, the five defendants Bao, Nam, Thang, Van Hung, and Ngoc Hung were ordered to compensate the victims with over 100 million VND, the amount they had stolen.

Khang Hoa