The gang allegedly killed a man who rented a home from the jeweller on July 22, 2009 and buried his body in a pit dug one day earlier. The 54-year-old jeweller was shot in the head two days later. The Vietnamese couple were murdered at an unspecified date and also buried in a pit dug earlier.

The gang is suspected of robbing a jewellery store in Ács in December, 2008 and a casino in Dunaharaszti on February 19 of this year. They are also accused of committing crimes in Romania over the past three years.

The suspects carried out the murders by using rented cars."

Source: Hungary Around the Clock.

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