PETALING JAYA, Malaysia — A 76-year-old woman was dragged on
the road for 15 metres during an attempted snatch theft in front of onlookers here yesterday.
The 45-second video of the incident that occurred in broad
daylight was caught on a dashboard camera of a car.
Two suspects were arrested hours later.
Residents told Malay Mail they were shocked that a snatch
theft could occur in a heavily congested street in Taman Paramount.
The attack on the senior citizen brought back memories of
Tan Kim Chuan, 60, who died after she hit her head and was dragged a few metres
in a similar incident in George Town, Penang in 2012.
A 37-year-old man is serving a 15-year jail term for causing
Tan’s death.
The elderly have become easy targets of snatch thieves, mainly
because they do not put up a struggle. But in this case, gutsy Seow Wah Yin,
never let go of her handbag.
The former Malaysian Meteorological Department officer
survived the incident with light injuries to her body and received treatment at
a nearby clinic.
Seow was waiting to cross the busy road at about 10.20am
when two youths on a motorcycle closed
in on her.
Source: Malay Mail...More...
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