Wednesday September 28, 2005
Transvestite fights off snatch thieves like a real man
IPOH: Four snatch thieves picked the wrong victim when they tried to grab the handbag of a transvestite, who yelled so loudly that nearby policemen heard the scream and eventually nabbed three of them.
“The victim put up a fierce fight and shouted for help. This drew the attention of two policemen on crime prevention rounds in the area,” said Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Che Sab Hanafiah.
The policemen then sought help from the nearby Pekan Baru police station and the police headquarters.
“Nine policemen in three cars chased the perpetrators to D.R. Seenivasagam Park, about 4km from the scene of the incident, where three of the suspects were arrested,” he said, adding that the fourth man escaped on foot.
During the chase, police fired two warning shots into the air, he said.
ACP Che Sab said the four men were in a Proton Aeroback when they tried to snatch the bag of the 23-year-old transvestite in Jalan Hussein on Monday evening.
The three suspects have been remanded for investigations.
In a separate incident, ACP Che Sab said a 19-year-old direct selling agent was assaulted and robbed of his Perodua Kembara, a mobile phone and RM100 cash by three men and a woman.
The suspects confronted the victim at his house in Ipoh Garden East on Monday night.
They forced him to drive to a house in Taman Bandar Baru Bercham where he was beaten up.
The motive behind the attack is being investigated, said ACP Che Sab.
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