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50-year-old woman injured by parang-wielding robber

NOR AZURA MD AMIN
By NOR AZURA MD AMIN
03 Jul 2023 02:56pm
A robbery incident at a house in Felda Air Tawar 4 Kota Tinggi on Sunday had gone viral on social media.
A robbery incident at a house in Felda Air Tawar 4 Kota Tinggi on Sunday had gone viral on social media.

KOTA TINGGI - A woman sustained injuries on her chin as she was hit by parang in a robbery incident at Felda Air Tawar 4, near here, yesterday.

Kota Tinggi district police chief Superintendent Hussin Zamora said the 50-year-old victim was home alone when the robbery happened at 12.40pm.

"While the victim was sleeping in her room, the masked suspect broke into the house carrying a parang.

"The suspect tried to suffocate the victim until she fell on the floor but then a fight ensued and the suspect swung the parang and hit the victim on the chin," he said in a statement today.

Hussin said the suspect managed to steal a gold bracelet the victim was wearing before he fled.

"The victim who suffered injuries on her chin is reported to be in a stable condition now and suffered a loss of approximately RM3,000.

"Telok Sengat police received a report regarding the incident at 3.31pm and the case is currently being investigated under Section 394 of the Penal Code," he said.

Public with information regarding the robbery incident is asked to contact the investigating officer Inspector Esmal Fhahmie Abd Malek at 017-7183778 or IPD Kota Tinggi at 07-8831222 or go to the nearest police station.

Previously, a photo of a woman bleeding on her chin, believed to have been robbed at Felda Air Tawar 4 had gone viral on Facebook.

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