Police in the central Vietnamese province of Thua Thien-Hue have arrested a man for stabbing a 10-year-old girl before robbing her home on Friday afternoon.

A source close to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper at the police station in Phu Vang District confirmed on Saturday that officers had apprehended Nguyen Van Viet, 35, to probe the case.

Preliminary information showed that Viet headed to a pawnshop named Dai Phuoc on National Highway 49B in Phu Diem Commune, Phu Vang District on Friday afternoon.

No one was present at the facility at the time, except for 10-year-old N.T.T.T., who is daughter of the shop owner.

The family of the owner also lives at the place.

Viet then headed toward the kitchen of the house and grabbed a knife before stabbing T. twice in her stomach.

He then took a golden necklace and a smartphone before escaping.

The father then returned to the house and discovered his badly injured daughter.

He immediately called an ambulance and reported the incident to police officers.

“I left the house at 2:00 pm that day, while my wife also went out at around 4:00 pm. I returned at 4:50 pm and saw my daughter lying unconscious on the floor. There was a lot of blood,” Nguoi Lao Dong (Laborer) newspaper quoted the owner as saying.

Following an investigation, police were able to identify Viet as the prime suspect and arrested him at his home on the night of the same day.

Viet lives just about two kilometers away from the victim’s house.

The Tuoi Tre source confirmed on Saturday that T.’s health has stabilized and she is receiving further treatment at the Hue Central Hospital, situated in the namesake city in Thua Thien-Hue Province.

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