Woman in Dak Lak: because of a 'thrilling' dream, did a cruel thing to many blind people

Having dreamed of winning the lottery many times but being in debt, the woman cruelly took over 300 lottery tickets from a blind person.

On September 16, Tan An Ward Police, Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province said they are continuing to consolidate the case file against Ms. Dao Thi Ngoc Hanh (44 years old, residing in Buon Ma Thuot City) for appropriating more than 300 lottery tickets from a blind person.

Previously, on the morning of September 15, Tan An Ward Police received a report from a blind woman about her lottery ticket being stolen.

According to the report, when this person was selling lottery tickets on Chu Van An Street (Tan An Ward), a woman came to ask to buy a lottery ticket. Taking advantage of the seller's visual impairment, the woman used a stack of old lottery tickets from the previous day to swap them for 99 lottery tickets of the victim.

During the investigation, by noon on September 15, Tan An Ward Police had clarified that the person who caused the incident was Ms. Dao Thi Ngoc Hanh.

At the investigation agency, Ms. Hanh confessed that because she had many dreams of winning the lottery and was in debt, she had the idea of appropriating the lottery tickets.

Ms. Hanh's trick was to use old lottery tickets she had bought before but did not win, then go find a blind person to sell lottery tickets, pretend to buy them and swap or steal them.

Initially, Ms. Hanh confessed that in addition to the 99 lottery tickets, on September 5, 9 and 12, Ms. Hanh met the blind woman and pretended to buy and then stole 204 lottery tickets. Of the 303 lottery tickets, Ms. Hanh said she did not win any.

Previously, in Dak Lak province, a case of a lottery ticket seller having 450 tickets stolen by a thief caused public outrage. An old man was leaning on a cane to invite customers when a young man on a motorbike snatched his lottery ticket, causing him to fall. On September 6, Buon Ma Thuot City Police (Dak Lak) said they were coordinating with Thanh Cong Ward Police to search for the young man who snatched 450 lottery tickets from an old woman.

According to initial information, on the morning of September 6, a young man stopped his motorbike near an old woman (about 80 years old) leaning on a cane, selling lottery tickets on the side of Y Jut Street, Thanh Cong Ward.

After looking around for a while, seeing that no one was paying attention, the young man snatched the lottery tickets from the old woman’s hand and sped away. The old woman tried to hold on to the lottery tickets and fell onto the road.

The young man's act of snatching lottery tickets was recorded by security cameras of nearby residents. According to a leader of Thanh Cong Ward People's Committee, the old woman is from Cu Ebur Commune, Buon Ma Thuot City. Initial determinations show that the old woman had 450 traditional lottery tickets snatched, not any money.

In a similar incident, Tan Phu Ward Police (Dong Xoai City, Binh Phuoc) confirmed that a man selling lottery tickets reported that a car driver had snatched 59 lottery tickets.

The person who reported the incident was Mr. Nguyen Van Ha, 57 years old, residing in Dong Xoai City. Mr. Ha has had a leg disability since childhood and sells lottery tickets to make a living. Initial information shows that at around 7am that day, Mr. Ha was sitting on the sidewalk, near the intersection of Tran Hung Dao and Nguyen Van Linh (Phu Tan Quarter, Tan Phu Ward) selling lottery tickets. At this time, a man in a red 5-seat car pulled over, rolled down the window and asked to buy lottery tickets. Mr. Ha gave the customer a pile of numbers to choose from.

The man then bought 5 lottery tickets, paid, and quickly drove away. However, when he looked at the stack of lottery tickets the customer returned, Mr. Ha was shocked to discover that there were too few remaining. He used his cane to chase after the car, but it had already gone.

Seeing the old man crying in a daze, the people around him asked about the incident and learned about it, so they took him to the police station to report it. After counting, Mr. Ha had a total of 59 lottery tickets stolen.

According to Mr. Ha, this was the third time his lottery ticket was snatched. Learning from previous experiences, he tried to remember the license plate number and provided it to the police. After receiving the case, Tan Phu Ward Police extracted security camera footage to clarify the incident.