VietNamNet Bridge - Discovering two dog thieves in the village, thousands of people blocked the road to catch the thieves. They beat a thief to death and burnt their motorcycle.

Bac Ninh: Two dog thieves shoot provincial official dead

The battle between people and dog thieves

Angry people prevented the police from rescuing the dog thieves.

On June 10, Colonel Le Xuan Diep - Yen Thanh district police chief - said the incident occurred at around 5:30 am the same day in Village 3 of Tan Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, Nghe An province.

At the time, two dog thieves from Dien Lam commune, Dien Chau district drove a motorcycle to Village 3 of Tan Thanh commune to catch dogs.   

Several villagers detected the thieves after they caught a dog and put the animal into a sack. These people shouted to alarm others and chased after the thieves.

Thousands of people flocked to the road to catch the thieves. The thieves were blocked and caught on the village road.

Local peope burned the motorcycle of the dog thieves. 

After catching the thieves, hundreds of people beat them. Local police tried to rescue the thieves from angry people but they were prevented by extremists. It took them a long time to take the thieves to the hospital. Their motorcycle was burnt down.

A thief died at 12.30pm in hospital while the remaining was seriously injured, said Colonel Le Xuan Diep.

The case is being investigated by Yen Thanh district police.

This is not the first time a dog thief was beaten to death.

Linh Lan