Petrol Station Robber In Jinjang Beaten To Death By Bystanders
When vigilantism goes wrong. Warning: Story may contain graphic images.
By Mei Mei Chu — 07 Feb 2014, 03:54 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
A Robber Was Beaten To Death By Members Of The Public After Trying To Rob A Petrol Station In Jinjang On 6 February 2014
KUALA LUMPUR: An armed robber paid with his life after robbing a petrol station of some cash and cigarettes - he was caught and beaten to death by bystanders.
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A Robber Was Beaten To Death By Members Of The Public After Trying To Rob A Petrol Station In Jinjang On 6 February 2014
Image via imgur.comIt Started At 9.30pm When The Suspect Entered A Petrol Station With A Parang And Demanded For Cash And Cigarettes
The incident occurred around 9.40pm Thursday along Jalan Jambu Jerteh, Jinjang, near here.
Two men on a motorcycle stopped at the petrol station and the pillion rider, who carried a parang, ran into the kiosk.
thestar.com.myHe managed to steal some money and cigarettes from the counter before fleeing.
thestar.com.myThe 9.30pm incident started when the suspect, armed with a parang, entered the petrol station near a shopping complex there and demanded for cash and packs of cigarettes from the station's workers.
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An Accomplice Was Waiting For Him On A Motorcycle To Flee
Sentul district police chief Assistant Commissioner Zakaria Pagan said the suspect then tried to flee and went towards his accomplice, who was waiting on a motorcycle near the petrol station.
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A Group Of Men Who Saw The Robbery Chased After The Suspect And Managed To Apprehend Him
"A group of men who witnessed the robbery tried to apprehend the suspects and gave chase.
"Upon seeing the group of men, the suspect's accomplice sped off and left him behind," he said.
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The angry mob, which had snowballed, chased the suspect across a main road there before they managed to stop him on a bridge near Kampong Delima.
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A Group Of Men Who Saw The Robbery Chased After The Suspect And Managed To Apprehend Him
Image via imgur.comWhen Policemen Arrived, The Suspect Was Found Lying Motionless On The Road In A Pool Of Blood
When police arrived, they found the robbery suspect motionless on the ground, with wounds to his head.
thestar.com.myZakaria said a team of policemen, who responded to the robbery, arrived several minutes later only to find the suspect lying on the road in a pool of blood.
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When Policemen Arrived, The Suspect Was Already Lying On The Road In A Pool Of Blood.
Image via blogspot.comThe Suspect Suffered Severe Injuries To His Face And Was Hit Using A Rock
"Initial investigations found that the suspect suffered severe injuries to his face, and police believed that he was hit using a rock.
"It was learnt that the police also recovered a parang, believed to have been used in the robbery, near the suspect's body.
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The Robber's Death Is Being Investigated As Murder
There was no identification on the suspect at the time of the incident.
Police are investigating the case under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
Those with information on the case should contact the police hotline at 03-2115 9999 or visit the nearest police station.
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