Thieves caught on camera, then by police


PETALING JAYA: Malaysians were outraged at two snatch thieves who dragged an elderly woman along on their motorcycle with their loot – her handbag.

A video clip of the crime, exposing the motorcycle’s licence plate number, went viral on the Internet and helped police arrest the two men a few hours after the incident.

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