An easy target. Always remember to hold your handbag close to you and beware of suspicious character.
SNATCH theft claimed another life after a 73-year-old man was stabbed in the abdomen when he tried to stop two suspects from stealing his wife’s gold necklace in Parit Buntar last week.
Yeap Ah Kang @ Yeap Bak Seng and his wife, Teow Siew Gaik, 67, were reportedly jogging near a fast-food restaurant in Taman Wawasan when two men on a motorcycle appeared and tried to snatch Teow’s necklace. A struggle ensued between the victim and the suspects, and Yeap was stabbed with a sharp weapon, believed to be a knife. He died at the scene.
