Snatch theft victim robbed of courage to walk alone

Thoughtful gift: ACP Mior Faridalatrash (centre) bringing cheer to Lim with a bouquet of flowers at the Penang Hospital. The visit is to give moral support to Lim who is traumatised by her ordeal.

A SNATCH theft victim who suffered a fractured right hip is now afraid of walking alone to the bus stop in the morning.

Lim Yok Im, 61, who works as a contract cleaner in a multinational company, recalled that she was near the bus stop in Lebuhraya Thean Teik in Air Itam, Penang, at about 5.10am on Friday when the snatch thief pulled her bag.