Case of 2 missing children on Nguyen Hue walking street: Surprising testimony of the female suspect

After many hours of search efforts, two missing children on Nguyen Hue walking street were rescued and returned to their families. The suspect in the case was arrested and provided statements to the police.
According to information on Tien Phong, on April 8, District 1 Police (Ho Chi Minh City) temporarily detained Pham Huynh Nhat Vi (21 years old, from Tien Giang) to clarify the act of luring 2 children to his own house. not allowed to occur in the area. The victim, NKTM and LHTL, are both biological children of Ms. Nguyen Thi Chi (27 years old, from Phu Yen, temporarily residing in District 7).

Information at the press conference on the same afternoon, Lieutenant Colonel Tran Quoc Dung, Deputy Head of the Criminal Police Department (PC02) of Ho Chi Minh City Police, said that the suspect was not familiar with the two children.

On the evening of the incident, this subject approached two children in the Nguyen Hue pedestrian street area (Ben Nghe ward, district 1) and used money and food to lure the victims to follow him.

During the move, Vi used many tricks to hide and bypass the police force. After moving from District 1 to District 8, the female suspect booked a technology taxi to take the two children back to her apartment on the 10th floor of Saigon Pearl apartment building, Ward 22, Binh Thanh District.

Personal belongings of two children.

Here, Vi continued to use money and candy to entice the children to stay in her apartment. The female suspect also had no "physical impact" on the victim. From the evidence collected, around 4:30 a.m. on the same day, the police determined the whereabouts of the suspect involved as Pham Huynh Nhat Vi and the place where the suspect resided and kept the two children.

To ensure the safety of the hostages, the police force conducted zoning and searches. At 10 a.m., scouts rushed in to check the apartment and successfully rescued the two children.

"The suspect committed the crime alone, without help, and the agency is investigating the motive for luring the two children" - Lieutenant Colonel Dung informed and said that during the rescue process, PC02 coordinated with the Police. District 1 mobilized about 200 officers to investigate.

According to VietNamNet, before that, on the evening of April 3, Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Chi (27 years old, living in District 7), took her 4 small children to area 1, Nguyen Hue walking street, Dong Khoi street, Ben Nghe ward, district 1. to sell candy to tourists.

Here, when Ms. Chi went to meet an acquaintance more than 100 meters away, two children, NKTM and LHTL, while selling candy, went missing. After a night of searching and not finding anything, Ms. Chi reported it to the local police.

The Criminal Police Department coordinated with District 1 Police, Binh Thanh to organize a search and within 42 hours successfully rescued 2 children and arrested suspect Nhat Vi as mentioned above.

A source said that at the police station, suspect Nhat Vi admitted that he had a husband abroad but because he had no children, he wanted to take the two children mentioned above to raise them. Currently, Ho Chi Minh City Police are still clarifying the suspect's testimony and expanding the investigation, clarifying the details related to this case.

Following information about the case, Lawyer Nguyen Anh Thom - Head of Law Office Nguyen Anh (Hanoi Bar Association) said that this is an outstanding victory of the Ho Chi Minh City Police in particular and the People's Public Security force in general. for the peace of every family and society.

To have a basis to handle the subject according to the crime, the Investigation Agency will clarify the motive and purpose of seducing and taking the two children away from their parents' control to handle accordingly according to the provisions of the Code. Criminal.

Lawyer Thom commented that the subject's behavior violated the relationship regarding the right to be cared for, raised, and live with his parents. The subject used the trick of seducing and taking the child away from the management and care of his parents and brought him to live at Saigon Pearl Apartment. Considering the subject's behavior, there were signs of committing the crime of Appropriating a person under 16 years old. Crimes and penalties are prescribed in Clause 2, Article 153 of the Penal Code.

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