Male security guard recounts the struggle with the bank robber

On the morning of March 19, Dan Tri reporters went to Binh Duong General Hospital, where Mr. LHP (a security guard at Sacombank) was being treated, to hear about the moment he faced the daring robber.

To date, Mr. P. has undergone surgery and successfully removed the bullet from his jawbone that was shot by the robber. However, he is still in the hospital room for doctors to care for and monitor.

In addition, a colleague of Mr. P. was also present and stayed at the hospital to take care of him.

Doctor examines Mr. P. after successfully removing the bullet from his jaw (Photo: Pham Dien).

Because he had just had surgery, the wound was still swollen and painful, so Mr. P. could not speak. He used signs and shared with reporters some information about the process of struggling and catching the robber with the support of some customers who came to do transactions at the bank.

According to Mr. P., before struggling with the robber, the perpetrator opened fire and fired. During the struggle, Mr. P. was shot 3 times by this person, which missed his thigh, leg and ribs. In addition to the 3 missed shots, 1 bullet hit his jaw and went deep inside.

The moment Mr. P. struggled with the robber with a gun (Photo: Cut from clip).

According to Mr. P., one of the reasons why he acted decisively was that when he started working as a security guard at the bank, he had received 60 days of professional training to handle situations when he encountered them. He was about to go to professional training when the incident happened. Therefore, the male security guard had to postpone this training.

At the time the reporter arrived, a doctor and nurse also came to the hospital room to check Mr. P's surgical wound. The patient appeared to be in pain, unable to speak, and only gave signs when the doctor asked.

The doctor who came to examine Mr. P. this morning said that the bullet that hit Mr. P. broke into two pieces (on the outside), and the core of the bullet penetrated the patient's lower jaw bone.

Sacombank transaction office where the robbery took place (Photo: Pham Dien).

According to this doctor, the principle of a bullet when it hits a person is that it will have a gas (heat that heats the surrounding soft tissues) causing burns and swelling. Unlike other forces, when a bullet hits, it will have a gas, so it will cause the wound to swell and bruise for a long time, so it must be injected to treat it.

The bullet after being removed from Mr. P's jaw is being kept by the hospital to provide to the investigating agency upon request.

Previously, Dan Tri reported that at noon on April 17, a young man carrying a gun-like object entered the bank, threatening the staff to rob money. Discovering the incident, the bank's security force quickly closed the bank and tried to arrest the robber.

The robber fought back fiercely to escape but failed. At the scene, the robber was injured in the face and bleeding profusely.

The perpetrator of the incident was Nguyen Tan Phat (born in 1997, residing in Thanh Tam ward, Chon Thanh town, Binh Phuoc province).

According to Phat's statement, he borrowed more than 20 million VND but was unable to pay it back. He and his family were repeatedly asked to pay the debt and threatened.

Because he needed money to spend and pay off debts, Phat came up with the idea of committing a robbery.

The robber with a gun was knocked down by a male security guard (Source: 24H Binh Duong).

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/phap-luat/nam-bao-ve-ke-lai-phut-vat-lon-giang-co-voi-ten-cuop-nha-bang-20230419103010486.htm