Gold statues stolen from temple

Temple owner Poh Teik Chye, 63, pointing at the alter where the two over a century old Taoist Baby God statues called ‘Nazha’ and ‘San Cai Tong Zi’ were stolen at the Lam Sun Shih Temple located in Sungai Nibong Kecil, Bayan Lepas, Penang. Star pic by: ZHAFARAN NASIB/ 12 July 2016.

GEORGE TOWN: Two over 100-year-old statues of deities have been stolen from a Chinese temple in Bayan Lepas, the fifth case of temple break-in in Penang in the past two months.

Donning crowns and armour made of gold, the two Taoist Baby Gods called ‘Nazha’ and ‘San Cai Tong Zi’ were found missing from the Lam Sun Shih Temple in Sungai Nibong Kecil on Monday.