The background of the naked suspect who injured 6 people in Ho Chi Minh City

Regarding the case of a naked man slashing a series of people in Ho Chi Minh City and then committing suicide, District 3 Police in coordination with Ho Chi Minh City Police have now clarified the identity of the suspect.

Accordingly, this person was identified as G. (23 years old, from Hau Giang , temporarily residing in Thu Duc City). G. works at an ice facility in Hiep Binh Chanh Ward, Thu Duc City.

Police suspect that G. committed the crime while under drug-induced hallucinations.

Image of a man holding a knife walking on the street on Nguyen Thien Thuat Street, District 3. Photo cut from clip

Specifically, on the morning of October 16, G. and his brother went to deliver ice to a business in District 3. While his brother was delivering the goods to the customer, G. stood waiting, acting abnormally. After that, G. took off his clothes, grabbed a knife from a knife and machete seller who was pushing a cart past, and used it as a weapon to attack a series of people on the street.

Initially, G. stormed into a coffee shop on Nguyen Thien Thuat Street, Ward 2, District 3, and attacked the people present, causing them to flee in all directions. G. moved along the street with a knife and continued to attack other people.

After stabbing and slashing indiscriminately on the street, G. committed suicide and did not survive. Photo: Cut from clip

When the police arrived and arrested him, G. took a knife and moved to Ban Co market and stabbed several other people.

After that, G. used a knife to injure himself in the neck and died.

About 6 people were injured by G., of which 1 person was seriously injured and had to be put on a ventilator, and the remaining 5 people were not in danger of death.

The police are still continuing to expand the investigation.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/lai-lich-doi-tuong-khoa-than-truy-sat-khien-6-nguoi-bi-thuong-o-tp-hcm-2202895.html