Robber Shot at Petronas

Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur 26 Nov 2009.

A 21-year-old man was shot in the left ribs when he tried to attack a policeman with a machete in a botched robbery at a Petronas petrol kiosk in Batu Caves today.

The incident occurred when the policeman went to the aid of a worker, who was grappling with another robber in the kiosk, said Gombak police chief ACP Abdul Rahim Abdullah.

He said the policeman had earlier noticed a scuffle between the two robbers were grappling with the worker. The injured robber was taken to the Selayang Hospital while his 24-year-old accomplice was arrested, Abdul Rahim told Bernama. The police seized a machete and a toy pistol from them.

He said in a follow-up operation, the police nabbed a man and a woman at Taman Selayang and seized three motorcycles with false registration numbers and 20 toy pistols, one hour later. "The duo were tested positive with syabu," said Abdul Rahim.