Young couple carrying knives to rob property at night in Hai Duong city received more than 9 years in prison

According to the indictment, on the afternoon of January 19, 2024, Tu invited H. to rob passersby at night to get money to spend. Tu told H. to bring a sword and arranged to meet at a game shop on Nguyen Huu Cau Street, Ngoc Chau Ward (Hai Duong City) to rob.

At 11:30 p.m. the same day, H. brought an 80 cm long knife to the meeting place. Tu borrowed a Honda Vision motorbike without a license plate for H. to ride and let Tu sit behind, holding the knife.

The two subjects walked on many streets in Hai Duong City looking for people to rob. Between 0:30 and 2:15 on January 20, 2024, H. and Tu committed 3 robberies in Hai Duong City, appropriating a total value of more than 3.6 million VND.

The first case, at around 0:30 on January 20, 2024, on the dike road in Nam Dong ward towards Phu Luong railway bridge, met Mr. LBG from Tien Tien commune riding a motorbike in the opposite direction. 2 subjects chased and forced Mr. G. to the edge of the road, Tu held a knife and pointed at Mr. G. and said: "Stop the car, turn it off, give me all the money you have". The 2 subjects took 300,000 VND from Mr. G.

In the second incident, at around 0:40 a.m. on the same day, H. drove Tu to the head of the Phu Luong railway bridge on the Nam Dong ward side and saw Ms. PTB from Tien Tien commune riding a motorbike carrying goods behind. H. accelerated and chased Ms. B.'s motorbike to Tran Hung Dao street, then approached and stopped Ms. B's motorbike. The two subjects robbed Ms. B. of a phone worth nearly 2.7 million VND.

In the third incident, at around 2:15 a.m. the same day, H. drove Tu on Tran Hung Dao Street, passing Bach Dang Lake, and saw Ms. NTH from Thach Khoi Ward going in the same direction ahead. The two subjects approached the car again and robbed Ms. H. of 690,000 VND.