Nhung Truong, a 44-year-old Vietnamese mother of three, is suing Houston’s Dun Huang Plaza after she was left paralyzed from the waist down following a robbery that took place in the same area last year.
Key points:
- Truong is suing the shopping center in order to push for measures aimed at preventing others from experiencing the same fate as hers.
- However, the plaza highlighted their security measures and emphasized their prompt reporting of incidents to the authorities. Instead, the plaza suggested the need for the government to work on community safety efforts.
Catch up:
- On Feb. 13, 2023, Joseph Harrell, 17, was captured on surveillance footage physically attacking Truong during a robbery at the 9800 block of Bellaire in Houston. Harrell observed Truong withdrawing from a bank in Chinatown before following her for more than 20 miles to Bellaire.
- Truong, who had withdrawn a large amount of cash for an upcoming trip to visit her family in Vietnam, suffered broken ribs and a severe spinal cord injury that has left her unable to walk.
- In October last year, Harrell was sentenced to 30 years in a state correctional facility after he pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated robbery causing serious bodily injury to Troung.
The details:
- Alongside Truong’s attorney, Nick Ware, the victim believes that the new lawsuit could prompt Dun Huang Plaza to address and decrease crime rates at the Chinatown shopping center, ultimately benefiting the community.
- According to Ware, the Houston Police Department has received 419 calls for service to the plaza from January 2021 to January 2024. These calls reported various incidents including “reckless discharge of a firearm, unlawful carrying of a weapon, aggravated assault, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated robbery and criminal mischief.”
- Ware filed a negligence lawsuit against the plaza, emphasizing the need for the shopping center to have sufficient security measures in place to safeguard both employees and…
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