While cutting vegetables in a field, a 66-year-old woman immediately grabbed a knife and fought back after a young man choked her and snatched her earring.
Nguyen Gia Huy, 16, exploited his relatives' absence during the Tet holiday, using an iron cutter to force entry into their apartment, then breaking open a safe to steal 5,3 taels of gold.
Than Van Nam opened a relative's safe, stole three SJC gold taels, sold one for 180 million dong, and used the money to buy an iPhone 17 Pro Max for his girlfriend.
Taking advantage of the late night, Ho Tat Tan Toan, aged 25, broke into the home of a 79-year-old woman living alone, restraining her and stealing a pair of gold earrings and her savings.