Four robbers flee with trays of jewellery


BUTTERWORTH: Four robbers clad in black jackets and face covered with helmet visors fled with trays of jewellery after robbing a jewellery shop in Jalan Medan Kurau 1 in Taman Chai Leng here.

It is understood that the robbers had arrived in two motorcycles during the incident that occurred at about 12pm Tuesday.

Three of them had dashed into the shop; two armed with sledgehammers.

They smashed the glass panels to get to the loot while another armed with a pistol assisted inside.

The remaining robber stood guard outside with two guns in his hands.

Police are conducting investigations on the scene now.

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