Woman dies after thieves snatched her bag in HCM City
A young woman died of head injuries in hospital on June 30 after she fell from a motorbike while attempting to stop thieves from snatching her bag three days ago.
Le Thi Bich Tuyen, 24, was in a coma when she was admitted to Gia Dinh Hospital early on June 27. She was diagnosed with severe traumatic brain injury.
Two thieves on motorbikes grabbed Tuyen's bag as she was riding pillion on a motorbike taxi on Vo Thi Sau St., Dist. 1, at 5 a.m. that day, the taxi driver, Nguyen Hong Nam, said.
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| A section of Vo Thi Sau St. where a bag-snatching took place on Jun. 27, resulting in the death of a young woman |
After the first thief failed to snatch it, the second one made another attempt that resulted in Tuyen losing her balance and falling to the ground, Nam said.
The thieves fled without the bag. Nam and some passers-by brought Tuyen to the hospital.
Local police are working on the case. Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong on June 30 asked the police to hunt down the snatchers.
Tuyen's relatives said she worked in Ho Chi Minh City to support her family in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap.
She was going to the bus station to return to her hometown for her father's anniversary when she was robbed, they said.
