One suspect got caught, but his friend managed to escape -Fast response from the public foiled a robbery attempt on a woman at Batu Kawa, Sarawak.

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Two guys trying to rob a lady in her late 50s failed when members of the public caught them at Taman Desa Wira near Batu Kawa, Sarawak on Monday. It happened around 7:54 am when the lady was walking alone. Two men on a motorcycle tried to snatch her handbag.

Acting police chief Deputy Superintendent Lim Jaw Shyong from Padawan said that while the lady fought to keep her bag, a civilian car suddenly stopped in front of the motorcycle with the robbers.

“We caught one suspect and the motorcycle, but the other one ran away,” he said in a statement yesterday.”

“At that time, the 58-year-old lady was walking alone on Lorong 11 Taman Desa Wira at around 7:54 am in the residential area.”

“Suddenly, two men on a red motorcycle tried to steal her handbag.”

“But people passing by saw what happened and stopped and caught the two suspects.”

“The lady got a few minor injuries while struggling with one of the suspects.”

“One suspect involved in the incident got caught by the public, but his friend managed to escape,” he said in a statement on Monday.

Lim added that the caught suspect will be kept in Kuching court for investigation.

“The police are still looking for the other suspect,” he added.

Earlier, a video showing people helping a lady who was attacked in a residential area went viral.

Many praised the driver of the Perodua Alza for chasing the suspect quickly.

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