On the afternoon of March 27, Mr. Tran Duc Doan's house in Phuong Mao ward, Que Vo town, Bac Ninh province, was visited by many people. Mr. Doan is the grandfather of Tran Thi Thao T. - the little girl who was threatened by a stranger with a knife.

Because the incident happened unexpectedly, Mr. Doan is still in shock: "My family has lived here for more than 30 years. This is the first time something like this has happened in this area, making us extremely worried."

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Mr. Tran Duc Doan recounted the incident

Recounting the incident, Mr. Doan said that at around 2am that same day, while he and his family were making bread to sell, a young man around 40 years old came and asked to sit down and rest and drink water.

"That person was about 40 years old, riding a Dream motorbike, holding two knives and entering my house. Because I often sell goods early in the morning, I wasn't too scared. I gently told them to leave so I could work.

But this person did not return and continued to sit there. At around 4 o'clock, this person sneaked into my house and locked the door. Only then did I realize how serious the matter was," Mr. Doan recounted.

When entering the house, the subject turned on the lights in the rooms on the first floor of the house but saw no one, so he went up to the second floor and continued to open the doors. At this time, he and his family continuously called the police.

"When he reached the second floor, this person opened the door of the eldest son's room. The two children were in 9th grade and were boys, so the subject did not do anything. He went into T.'s room and grabbed the younger child to threaten him," said Mr. Doan.

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Mr. Doan is still in shock.

When he discovered his grandchild was being controlled, Mr. Doan and his son sneaked up to the second floor, intending to save the child. Because the subject was very aggressive, the rescue attempt was unsuccessful.

"This person held two knives in his hand, holding them to my grandchild's neck. If my son and I had tried to suppress the subject, it could have affected my grandchild's life," said Mr. Doan.

He added that even though the subject was so reckless, when he went to see him, this person still told his family to go downstairs and would not harm the child.

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The child was controlled by a stranger in the house.

According to Mr. Doan, when the subject took his grandson to the corrugated iron roof of the 1-story house next door, taking advantage of the moment, T. ran away from the subject but was later caught again.

"At that time, my heart felt like it was going to explode, but because my nephew was being controlled, I had to calm down. When the subject caught him, my nephew cried and begged, but the person did not let him go. I was very heartbroken," said Mr. Doan.

Ms. Dang Thi Huong - T.'s grandmother - said that although the family tried to persuade and persuade the man to let go of the child and talk, the subject was still very aggressive.

Fortunately, the Bac Ninh Provincial Police and local authorities came to mobilize and propagate, using many professional measures, leading the subject out, and rescuing the child.

"My grandchild's health and mental state have stabilized, but he is still in shock because the incident happened so quickly," said Ms. Huong.

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At noon on March 27, many people came to Mrs. Huong's house (sitting in the middle) to visit.

Immediately after the incident, local organizations and neighbors visited and encouraged the child to quickly stabilize his mental state.

"When the child was successfully rescued by the authorities, the whole family burst into tears, everyone cried and ran to hug the child. At that moment, I felt like I was alive again," said Ms. Huong.

According to Ms. Huong, T.'s parents are divorced and he is currently living with his grandparents and uncle. After the incident, T.'s mother also came back from Ninh Binh to visit him. "The family has asked the school to let him take a few days off," Ms. Huong said.

Lieutenant Colonel Pham Van Ngu, Head of the Criminal Police Department - Bac Ninh Provincial Police, said that at around 4:00 a.m. the same day, the department received a report from Phuong Mao Ward Police about a young man riding a motorbike into the house of Tran Thi T. (born in 2016).

The subject used 2 knives to control baby T. on the 2nd floor.

"The subject demanded money and a motorbike to escape. The Criminal Police Department - Bac Ninh Provincial Police reported to the board of directors, mobilizing all forces, including the Provincial Police Director, to the scene to rescue the child," informed Lieutenant Colonel Pham Van Ngu.

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At about 8:30 a.m. the same day, the subject was controlled.

According to Lieutenant Colonel Pham Van Ngu, the subject continuously made demands and threats, holding a knife to the child's neck.

"After more than 4 hours of dialogue and negotiation, we used many professional measures and agreed to provide a motorbike and money for the subject to move from the 2nd floor down. While going down, the subject always held a knife to the child's neck with the intention of putting him on the motorbike to escape.

The police force talked to the suspect and distracted him. When approaching the car, the suspect took the knife out of the child's neck. Taking advantage of this gap, we swooped in to arrest and free the victim," said Lieutenant Colonel Pham Van Ngu.

The subject was identified as Pham Van Tuan (born in 1983, residing in Huu Bang, Kien Thuy, Hai Phong). Tuan has 3 criminal records, including 2 for Illegal Detention and 1 for Illegal Possession of Drugs.

Authorities in Bac Ninh province have arrested a suspect suspected of being high on drugs who used a knife to control and threaten a little girl early in the morning.