On the evening of December 8, Captain Nguyen Van Giang, Deputy Chief of Tay Giang Commune Police (Tay Son District, Binh Dinh) said that the locality had just confirmed the case of a mentally ill man who had strayed more than 150 km and lay motionless for many hours due to hunger and cold in the locality.
Using professional measures, the authorities identified the mentally ill man as Le Xuan Lam (born in 1976, in Hoa Binh 1 commune, Tay Hoa district, Phu Yen province).
" On that basis, we coordinated with the Hoa Binh 1 Commune Police to determine Mr. Lam's home address and connected with his relatives, " Captain Nguyen Van Giang informed.
A mentally ill man in Phu Yen lay motionless for hours in Tay Son district (Binh Dinh), more than 150 km from his home.
Earlier, at around 8:00 a.m. the same day, Tay Giang Commune Police received a report from traders at San Market in Ta Giang 2 Village, Tay Giang Commune about an elderly man lying motionless in the trading area for many hours.
Upon inspection, the commune police determined that the man was from another locality, was not mentally alert, and was curled up due to hunger and cold. The police then notified medical staff to come and examine him, and mobilized the surrounding people to give the man food and warmth.
At the time of discovery, this man had no identification papers on him, and could not remember anything about his home address or relatives or family. He only remembered his name was Le Xuan Lam, and that while he was lost, he bought a puppy for 200,000 VND to keep him company. When he was lying motionless at the market, he was still holding the puppy in his arms.
Through the man's voice and name, Tay Giang Commune Police determined that he was either from the province or from Phu Yen province.
Search results by name on the National Population Database of the two provinces yielded nearly 50 cases with the same name and over the age of 50. Tay Giang Commune Police used the method of elimination as well as comparing information and images and contacting each case to verify.
The functional forces of Tay Giang commune (Tay Son district, Binh Dinh) supported the mentally ill man to be taken to the headquarters for care.
Relatives said that Mr. Lam lives with his 86-year-old father, and other family members work far away. Due to mental illness, Mr. Lam has often left home for many years. 10 days ago, he left home and his whereabouts are unknown. His family searched for him but to no avail.
" Through appeals, local people have raised more than 1 million VND so that his family can pay for the cost of bringing him back to his hometown. Currently, Mr. Lam is still being cared for and looked after at the Tay Giang Commune Police Headquarters ," Captain Nguyen Van Giang shared.
Source: https://vtcnews.vn/nguoi-dan-ong-tam-than-o-phu-yen-di-lac-hon-150km-ar912291.html
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