Mob attacks two suspects
By : Siti Nurbaiyah Nadzmi
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JOHOR BARU: What seemed like a mob assault turned out to be
civilians taking the law into their own hands when some 30 men
attacked two robbery suspects at Pulai Perdana here at 7.15pm on
Friday.
The mob smashed the victims car and were beating them mercilessly
when four policemen arrived on the scene to rescue them.
The mob tried to prevent the police officers from rescuing the two
men by trying to force open the doors of the patrol cars.
The injured victims were taken to the Kangkar Pulai police station
for investigations. But while waiting for an ambulance, they fled
from the station.
Shortly after their escape, a woman came to the police station to
file a police report against the escaped "victims", whom she
claimed had robbed her recently.
Johor Baru Utara police chief Assistant Commissioner Ruslan Hassan
said police were investigating the case and were looking into all
possibilities. He advised the public not to take the law into their
own hands but to assist the authorities.
In a separate incident, a corporate communications manager with the
Port of Tanjung Pelepas was robbed by four masked men when his car
broke down on the Second Link highway at 3.30am on Friday.
The four men assaulted Mohamed Derick Basir, 37, with rods and
threatened him with a parang.
Derick was on his way home to Tampoi from Kuala Lum-pur, when his
car broke down at Km14.7 at 3.30am.
"I called a friend for help and while waiting for him, I saw four
men on two motorcycles riding towards me."
The four men, who hid their faces behind bandannas, hammered at his
cars windows and windscreen.
Derick stepped out of his car and the robbers took his valuables,
including his wallet, a watch, a Blackberry personal digital
assistant, keys, personal organiser and documents.
Even after the victim surrendered his valuables, the robbers
continued to assault him.
Derick escaped with minor injuries and was given outpatient
treatment at the hospital.