KANGAR: A 36-year-old suspect has been arrested for robbing a librarian in Kg Tersusun, Padang Besar at knifepoint, with the proceeds of the crime seized.
Police arrested the suspect on Thursday (Feb 27) for robbing the 39-year-old female library assistant of a RM10,000 gold bracelet at 9.40am the same day, said Padang Besar district police chief Supt Mohd Shokri Abdullah.
The suspect forced the victim to hand over the gold bracelet before fleeing.
Officers from the district police headquarters and the Perlis Criminal Investigation Department traced the 36-year-old suspect and nabbed him at 3.40pm on Thursday near Kg Kolam, Padang Besar.
"The suspect admitted to committing the robbery alone and had sold the jewellery at a gold shop in Jitra, Kedah," he said in a statement Friday.
Mohd Shokri said the police seized the proceeds from the sale amounting to RM8,050 in a Maybank bank account, as well as RM1,880 in cash, in addition to mobile phones, the vehicle used in the incident and clothes worn by the suspect.
Mohd Shokri said that the suspect, who has no previous criminal record, has been remanded for five days starting Friday for further investigation under Sections 392/397 of the Penal Code.
He added the manager of a gold shop in Jitra was arrested at 5.30pm Thursday to assist in the investigation. - Bernama
