Key Facts
• October 15: A Vietnamese woman, Nguyen Thuy Ga (32), was killed in Hiroshima.
• Police arrested Dinh Thi Phuong (32), a Vietnamese technical trainee, for robbery-murder.
• Dinh allegedly struck Nguyen’s head and face multiple times with a hard object.
• The suspect is accused of searching the victim’s apartment after the attack.
• Police have not disclosed Dinh’s admission or denial of the charges.
• Investigators are examining the relationship between the suspect and the victim.
• May 30: Nguyen was previously assaulted near her home by an unknown woman.
• Police are investigating links between the May assault and the October murder.
Summary
In Hiroshima, police arrested Dinh Thi Phuong, a 32-year-old Vietnamese technical trainee, on suspicion of robbery-murder. She is accused of killing Nguyen Thuy Ga, also 32, by striking her head and face with a hard object on October 15 and searching her apartment afterward. Authorities are investigating the relationship between the two women and whether a prior assault on Nguyen in May is connected to the murder. Police have not disclosed Dinh’s response to the charges.
