Tuesday May 20, 2008 MYT 7:24:02 PM
Robbers who came in their underwear
By STEPHEN THEN
MIRI: It was sex before loot for a group of robbers who, clad only in their underwear and facemasks, first went on the prowl for the maid of the house they were robbing before "settling" for cash and jewellery.
The five armed robbers broke into a house at the Morsjaya commercial centre outside the city centre here and tied up the four people at home, but seemed more keen on locating the Indonesian maid first.
However, when they found the maid "not to their taste", they assaulted her and then robbed the family.
Miri police are now looking for the men who are believed to have made away with more than RM10,000 in cash and belongings.
The victims, who lodged a police report at the Miri Central Police Station, said the robbers broke into the house early Monday morning.
"They wore only underwear and headed straight for the rooms after tying up four of the family members who were at the house," said a police source.
"They looked for the Indonesian maid who was living at the house, but after having taken a look at her, instead beat her up with the handles of the parang (machetes) they were carrying," said the source.
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