Passers-by help foil robbery


PIC for Shelyn on 3rd July 2016PIC by Kwang Wah Jit Poh

GEORGE TOWN: A 16-year-old who slashed a mini-market owner during an attempted robbery was nabbed by passers-by when he tried to flee the scene in Jalan Tapah here.

The 50-year-old man shouted for help when the robber slashed him in the 3.35pm incident yesterday.

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