JERTIH: A female trader was injured on both hands after she was attacked by a man posing as a buyer in an attempted robbery on Jalan Tembila in Kampung Gong Medang near here Sunday (July 20).
Besut deputy police chief DSP Md Sani Md Saleh said in the 2.30pm incident, the 31-year-old victim was making a delivery of frozen cakes ordered by the buyer at a house in the village.
"Upon arriving at the scene, the suspect approached the victim, who was in the car, and pulled out a knife and tried to grab the victim's car keys.
"The victim stopped the suspect with her hand, causing injuries to her right and left hands," he said in a statement Monday (July 21).
Md Sani said the suspect, who failed to lift any valuables from the victim, fled, and the case is being investigated under Section 394 of the Penal Code (causing hurt in attempted robbery). – Bernama
