BINTULU: Police are tracking down a man who is believed to have robbed and injured his mother at their house in Tanjung Kidurong here.
District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the 61-year-old woman sustained injuries to her face and body during the incident which occurred early Wednesday morning.
He said preliminary investigation found no signs of a break-in at the house, and that only mother and son were at home at the time.
“The victim was sleeping in the living room when she woke up to see a man with his face covered approaching her.
“The man was armed with a sharp weapon and the mother was injured in the ensuing struggle, following which the man fled with her handbag which contained RM500 and some personal documents,” he told reporters yesterday.
He said police are currently searching for the woman’s son who was nowhere to be found following the crime.
The case has been classified under Section 394 of the Penal Code for causing hurt in committing robbery, which carries a jail term of up to 20 years and a fine, or whipping, upon conviction.
The victim, meanwhile, is reportedly in stable condition at Bintulu Hospital.