KUALA LUMPUR: All state CID chiefs have been ordered to classify snatch theft cases as robbery and even murder if it results in the death of the victim.
CID Director Comm Datuk Musa Hassan said such stern measures were needed as a deterrent to avoid more unfortunate incidences like the death of Chong Fee Cheng in Johor Baru on Monday.
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