KLUANG: A woman who was almost shot outside her home in Kampung Bukit Batu Machap, Simpang Renggam, near here attempted to chase down the gunman’s vehicle in a desperate bid to capture its plate number for the police.
The victim, who only wanted to be known as Dian, 36, said she and her husband acted on impulse, despite the attacker firing additional shots as they pursued the suspects.
“At first, we were in shock when three unidentified men confronted us outside our home and pointed a gun at us from just 10m away. Moments later, they fired four shots, which missed and instead hit the doorframe, the wall and even pierced our dining table,” she said when met at her home yesterday.
Dian said she grabbed a broom while her husband armed himself with a machete, shouting for help before quickly jumping into their car to pursue the suspects, who were fleeing in a Perodua Bezza.
“Our only thought was to get the car’s registration number to help the police track them down. But as we chased them, the suspect fired two more shots. That’s when we realised how dangerous it was and decided to stop,” she added, reported Bernama.
Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Bahrin Mohd Noh said a man known as Man Tiger was arrested in relation to the incident.
ACP Bahrin added that three men in a maroon-coloured Perodua Bezza car entered the couple’s house compound.
He said the woman was standing in front of the door of the house when the three men approached her.
“One of the men took out a gun from his waist and pointed it at the housewife and her husband before firing four shots. He fired two more shots before all three fled,” he said.
ACP Bahrin added that the couple was not injured in the incident. He said Man Tiger was detained by the roadside at Pusat Perdagangan Setia in Simpang Renggam near here at 7pm the same day Dian lodged the police report.
He added that police obtained a seven-day remand order against the suspect from the Batu Pahat Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
“The suspect tested positive for methamphetamine and has 18 previous criminal records, including nine drug-related offences.
“We are still investigating the motive of the incident and we are searching for seven other people in connection with the incident,’’ ACP Bahrin said.
