Female backpacker injured in attempted snatch theft
A 57-year-old female foreign backpacker sustained hand injuries from a knife cut in an attempted snatch theft late yesterday.
The tourist was walking in Jalan Chulia when a lone motorist rode up to her and whipped up the knife to cut the strap of her handbag.
The motorist however ended up cutting the victim’s finger.
Northeast district police chief Assistant Commissioner Mior Farid Alatrash Wahid confirmed the 11.30pm incident.
He said no arrest had been made in connection with the incident.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
A 57-year-old female foreign backpacker sustained hand injuries from a knife cut in an attempted snatch theft late yesterday.
The tourist was walking in Jalan Chulia when a lone motorist rode up to her and whipped up the knife to cut the strap of her handbag.
The motorist however ended up cutting the victim’s finger.
Northeast district police chief Assistant Commissioner Mior Farid Alatrash Wahid confirmed the 11.30pm incident.
He said no arrest had been made in connection with the incident.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
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