SHAH ALAM: The suspect who had allegedly attempted to rob a worker at an ice-cream shop in Taman Sri Muda has been arrested.
In a statement on Friday (Aug 16), Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said that a 39-year-old Pakistani man was arrested at an apartment in Puncak Alam, here.
“Also seized was the weapon used and the clothes that were worn during the incident. With this arrest the case has been deemed solved,” he said.
He added that the man will be remanded on Saturday (Aug 17) at the Shah Alam courthouse.
On Aug 12, a 21-year-old woman was attacked in a robbery attempt, leading to multiple stab wounds. She was treated and released from the hospital early Aug 13.
The woman was working alone in the shop at 11.30pm on Monday (Aug 12) when a man walked in wearing a facemask and armed with a penknife.
Bernama reported that the suspect then tried to rob the woman, resulting in a struggle that left the victim injured from multiple stab wounds.
“The victim was treated at Hospital Shah Alam and allowed to go home at 1am on Tuesday (Aug 13).
“Based on the information received so far, there were no losses reported by the victim or the shop where she works,” he said.
Previously, ACP Mohd Iqbal said the suspect’s face could be seen in CCTV footage, and efforts to track him down were ongoing.
The case is being investigated under Section 394 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt in the commission of a robbery.
