ATTACKED... while petitioning for SAFETY
JB woman had just signed petition to curb violent crime
June 19, 2007
CONCERNED about the spate of rob-and-rape cases in her state, a
Johor resident decided to sign a petition asking the police to
bring safety back to the streets.
But just minutes later, she was ambushed by two parang-wielding
robbers who tried to slash her in the arm. Fortunately, the blade
just grazed past her.
Madam Yu, 33, ran screaming for help, and the robbers fled when
they saw a man coming to her aid.
The attack occured on Saturday at 5.45pm when Madam Yu was leaving
her friend's house, reported Sin Chew Daily.
Ironically, Madam Yu was there to sign a '100,000 signatures for
peace' petition, part of a campaign organised by Chinese clans and
residents to protest the recent wave of violent crimes in
Johor.
As Madam Yu left her friend's house and made her way to her car,
two robbers on a motorcycle approached her, waving a parang.
Madam Yu and her friend retreated to the house and tried to close
the door, but the robbers drove the motorcycle into the front
yard.
One of the robbers jumped off the motorcycle and ran after them
with his parang.
Said Madam Yu: 'When the attacker swung the parang down, I ducked
and felt it hit my right arm.
'Thankfully, it just brushed past and hit the door frame.'
Her friend's husband heard the two women's screams for help, and
ran shouting into the living room.
The New Paper, 16 Jun 2006
Shocked to see a man in the house, the robbers fled the
scene.
Both women were unhurt, except a small cut on Madam Yu's leg where
she stumbled while rushing back into the house.
She said: 'I was actually going to take my 12-year-old son with me
to my friend's house. Thankfully, he did not come along.
She said that the two attackers were dressed in black were in their
20s.
Madam Yu's ordeal comes in the wake of public outrage and anger
over wave of the violent crimes in Johor in recent months.
The latest was last Monday's case, where a 19-year-old girl was
gang-raped by three knife-wielding robbers after she and her
22-year-old boyfriend were car-jacked in Gelang Petah, near the
Second Link.
Yesterday, about 200 irate residents gathered in front of the Johor
Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman's house to protest.
BOOED OFF STAGE
Johor Jaya state assemblyman Tan Cher Puk said: 'Since the gang
rape, I've been bombarded with calls and SMSes from my constituents
who are worried about the increase in violent crime.'
To date, the JBTF's petition collected some 6,000 signatures, while
it has gotten some 22,000 signatures online over two days, reported
New Straits Times.
During its anti-crime dialogue on Saturday, attended by some 2,500
people, hundreds booed and heckled a police spokesman who had been
invited to speak by the JBTF.
DSP Leow Kian Heung, who heads the state crime prevention unit, cut
his speech short and left.
On Friday, police arrested 14 suspects believed to have been
involved in crime cases, including a 14-year-old girl.
Later that night, Shahabudin Mohamed Ariff, a former member
of the Sagol Gang allegedly being behind the gang-rape of the
19-year-old, turned himself in to the police.
The 27-year-old, whose mug shot had been released by the police
last week, had reportedly called New Straits Times to claim his
innocence before going to the cops.
