KUCHING: A woman had her handbag and mobile phone taken by an armed intruder after confronting her at her brother-in-law’s house at Demak Laut.
The 35-year-old was in the kitchen around 10am on Wednesday when a man, who had his face covered with a T-shirt, ran inside and pointed a machete at her while ordering her not to make any noise.
Terrified, she stood quietly and watched as the intruder grabbed her mobile phone and handbag, placed on the kitchen table, and escaped by climbing over the back gate.
Despite her fears, she briefly chased after the robber, flung a small chair at him, which struck him on the back, but could not prevent him from escaping. A police report of the incident has been lodged.
In a separate case, a female cashier at a clothing shop in Kuching Sentral was arrested on Wednesday, after her employer discovered that she had been pilfering the takings.
The incident was discovered around 8pm after the owner, who suspected the 20-year-old had been pocketing money from sales, reviewed the shop’s security footage. After confirming the suspicion, the shop owner hauled the cashier to the police station for further investigation.
It is believed that the suspect, from Desa Paul Batu 7, had pilfered thousands of ringgit from the shop as she was the only worker manning the premises.