Penang woman yet to regain consciousness a week after assault by robber


GEORGE TOWN: A woman has been lying unconscious in the Penang Hospital after she was badly injured in the face by a man who robbed her of RM2,000 at her shop here on Dec 24.

The woman, who is in her 50s, has been in intensive care following the incident at the shop selling water filters in Jelutong, Timur Laut district acting police chief V. Saravanan said on Friday (Dec 30).

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