2007 05: Five held over robbery, rape

The Star online. Fight crime. News. Wednesday May 16, 2007

Batu Gajah OCPD Asst Comm Najib Mohamad said the suspects, aged between 16 and 25 years old, were picked up in Menglembu, Jelapang, Kampar and Tronoh between 2.45am and 5.35am yesterday.

“Police recovered a parang and glove, believed to have been used during the robbery, among some bushes in Batu Gajah,” he said.

The suspects have been remanded for seven days to assist in investigations, he said.

It was reported that the robbers had broken into the woman’s house in Taman Medan Bali Mas at 3am on Monday.

Before escaping with the victim’s personal belongings, one of the robbers raped her.