On Wednesday, the Da Nang People’s Court sentenced 26-year-old Luu Van Sum from Quang Ngai to 13 years in prison for 'snatching personal property' in Da Nang and Quang Ngai Province.

According to the indictment from the city’s prosecutors, between 1 and 24 April 2015, Sum and his accomplice, 23-year-old Nguyen Van Ha, snatched handbags from 3 victims in Da Nang.  The total value of the snatched property was over 130 million VND. 

Sum at his trial (Source: http://giadinh.net.vn)

According to Sum’s confession, he and Ha carried out 2 other handbag snatches in Hai Chau District’s Thuan Phuoc and Hai Chau 1 wards.  Sum himself had previously snatched handbags from 20 other victims across Quang Ngai Province.

Ha fled the city so police will continue their endeavours to arrest him.