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Shingen Takeda
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Saturday December 11, 2010
‘Gemuk’ robber shot
SEREMBAN: A foreigner was shot dead when he tried to attack police with a parang during a botched robbery attempt at a house in Taman Desa Ros, Ampangan, near here this morning.
Negri Sembilan police chief Datuk Osman Salleh said during the 4am incident, police who received information of an attempt by robbers to break into a house, arrived at the scene and found three suspects trying to cut through the fence of a house.
“When police arrived, the three suspects tried to escape and one of them charged at police with a parang. “Despite repeated warnings to drop the weapon, he refused so police were forced to shoot him,” he said, adding that the two others managed to escape.
“The suspect who was wearing a ski-mask and gloves had a parang and a screw driver with him. “Police also found a cutter. We believe the suspects had come in a car and one of them was waiting in the car.
“The dead man is believed to be a foreigner in his 30s because no identity documents were found on him,” he said. Osman said initial investigations revealed that they belonged to a group called “Kumpulan Gemuk” comprising foreigners who had carried out a number of robberies in the area.
He added that the gang was believed to be involved in more than 26 armed robberies in Paroi and Rahang. – Bernama
