Despite an increased number of patrols by the police or warnings on how to better protect your belongings, snatch theft cases continue to happen and at an alarming rate.
In Muar, Johor, a snatch thief was caught in the act on a viral video.
CCTV video taken at Jalan Pesta in Muar, Johor, captured the moment where a women handbag got snatched by a snatch thief on a motorcycle, which then dragged her along a good few meters away.
She has sustained injury from the fall and dragging and admitted into the hospital pic.twitter.com/DrjKhuCniC
— Hilmi Adi Ruzaini (@HilmiAdi) April 14, 2019
The super short video showed a motorcyclist racing past a woman walking on the sidewalk, snatching her bag and dragging her few metres off the screen.
Source: Twitter
The tweet writes, “This CCTV video was taken at Jalan Pesta in Muar, Johor. It captured the moment where a woman’s handbag was snatched by a thief on a motorcycle.”
“(The thief) then dragged her along a good few metres away.”
Source: 999
According to China Press, the incident happened at around 2.30pm to 3.00pm yesterday (13 April).
It was also mentioned in the report that snatch theft was rampant in the area, and warns the public to be extra vigilant.
Commenting on the video, netizens piled on the hate towards the thief for his act of brutality.
Source: Twitter
“I pray that the thief gets into a traffic collision with a lorry.”
Source: Twitter
“Why are there human beings behaving in such a way… the world is getting crazier by the day.”
If caught, the suspect could be charged under Section 394 of the Penal Code for committing or attempting to commit robbery and voluntarily causing hurt, which would be punishable with imprisonment for up to 20 years, in addition to a fine or whipping.
We urge members of the public to be extra vigilant and take precautionary measures to avoid being another statistic.
Also read: Snatch Theft Victim Dragged Few Metres After Hair Gets Stuck to Chain of Robber’s Bike
