Heavily pregnant woman chases down snatch thief from supermarket toilet


SHAH ALAM: A nine-month pregnant woman ran 50m to foil a snatch thief who snatched her handbag while she was in the toilet at a supermarket in Section 23, here on Monday (April 29) night.

The 37-year-old mother of two's rapid reaction paid off when the 22-year-old suspect was chased down with help from members of the public who responded to the victim’s screams that sounded like "a police siren in hot pursuit".

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