Cops on the hunt for 'Long Tiger' after he escaped court lock-up in Tangkak


TANGKAK: Police are on the hunt for an ethnic Rohingya man, also known as "Long Tiger", after he escaped from the Magistrate’s Court lock-up here.

Tangkak OCPD Supt Mohd Fadhil Minhat said the 32-year-old suspect, Abdul Hamim Ab Hamid, escaped through the main entrance of the courthouse at around 11.55am on Wednesday (Dec 15) before his hearing.

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