Post by Wes on Feb 3, 2006 13:28:25 GMT 8
Singapore family robbed at petrol station in JB
Mum, daughter hurt after thieves on motorbike run into them and swipe bag
A SINGAPORE family's Chinese New Year celebrations were ruined when they were attacked by robbers at a Johor Baru petrol station on Monday.
The mother, who wanted to be known only as Mrs Lee, 53, and her daughter, 28, lost $2,000 worth of Singapore and Malaysian currencies, four passports and a diamond ring, and were left nursing bruises when the thieves swiped Mrs Lee's handbag.
On Monday, at about 9.30pm, Mrs Lee, her husband and their two daughters - who do not wish to be identified - were returning to Singapore after spending the first day of the Chinese New Year in Malaysia visiting relatives and friends.
A Shin Min Daily News report said that they had stopped at a petrol station near the Causeway checkpoint to refuel.
Mrs Lee and her younger daughter were walking towards the cashier to pay for the petrol when a motorcycle with two riders ran into them and swiped Mrs Lee's h
andbag, which was slung on her shoulder.
'The whole thing was over in less than a minute.
'The motorcyclist kept swerving his bike from left to right so I could not see the number plate properly.
'And as they were wearing helmets, I could not identify them either,' said Mrs Lee.
'I did not fight back because I was afraid that the robbers might have weapons that could harm us.'
Mrs Lee hurt her forehead, arm and leg, while her daughter suffered bruises on her right arm.
They made a police report in Johor and managed to return to Singapore only at about 2am.
She believes that the robbers were at the station waiting for a target.
'Although it was night then, the petrol station was brightly lit and there were many people at the station refuelling their vehicles,' she said.
'I never expected to be robbed with so many people there.'
In recent weeks, Johor Baru officials have been at pains to portray the city as safe.
Johor Criminal Investigation Department's head of serious crime, Superintenden
t Abdul Manaf Abdul Razak, together with a delegation representing state security agencies and tourism-related organisations, made a trip to Singapore last month to lobby travel agents here to encourage Singaporeans to visit the city.
Mum, daughter hurt after thieves on motorbike run into them and swipe bag
A SINGAPORE family's Chinese New Year celebrations were ruined when they were attacked by robbers at a Johor Baru petrol station on Monday.
The mother, who wanted to be known only as Mrs Lee, 53, and her daughter, 28, lost $2,000 worth of Singapore and Malaysian currencies, four passports and a diamond ring, and were left nursing bruises when the thieves swiped Mrs Lee's handbag.
On Monday, at about 9.30pm, Mrs Lee, her husband and their two daughters - who do not wish to be identified - were returning to Singapore after spending the first day of the Chinese New Year in Malaysia visiting relatives and friends.
A Shin Min Daily News report said that they had stopped at a petrol station near the Causeway checkpoint to refuel.
Mrs Lee and her younger daughter were walking towards the cashier to pay for the petrol when a motorcycle with two riders ran into them and swiped Mrs Lee's h
andbag, which was slung on her shoulder.
'The whole thing was over in less than a minute.
'The motorcyclist kept swerving his bike from left to right so I could not see the number plate properly.
'And as they were wearing helmets, I could not identify them either,' said Mrs Lee.
'I did not fight back because I was afraid that the robbers might have weapons that could harm us.'
Mrs Lee hurt her forehead, arm and leg, while her daughter suffered bruises on her right arm.
They made a police report in Johor and managed to return to Singapore only at about 2am.
She believes that the robbers were at the station waiting for a target.
'Although it was night then, the petrol station was brightly lit and there were many people at the station refuelling their vehicles,' she said.
'I never expected to be robbed with so many people there.'
In recent weeks, Johor Baru officials have been at pains to portray the city as safe.
Johor Criminal Investigation Department's head of serious crime, Superintenden
t Abdul Manaf Abdul Razak, together with a delegation representing state security agencies and tourism-related organisations, made a trip to Singapore last month to lobby travel agents here to encourage Singaporeans to visit the city.
