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Published: Wednesday December 29, 2010 MYT 1:53:00 PM
Updated: Wednesday December 29, 2010 MYT 8:32:29 PM
Elderly man killed in robbery at his home
IPOH: A 67-year-old man died after he was attacked by four intruders armed with iron pipes in a robbery at his house in Gopeng early Wednesday.
Kampar police chief Supt Abdul Aziz Salleh said V.Perumal, who suffered facial and head wounds, died at the scene in Jalan Mulia, Taman Gopeng Jaya.
The robbers, believed to be in their twenties, ran away with cash and jewellery worth about RM5,000.
"The incident was said to have occurred at 2.30am but police received the report only two hours later when contacted by a member of the public," he said.
Police found Perumal lying on the living room floor. His body was sent to Kampar Hospital.
According to initial investigation, the victim was attacked by four men who partially covered their face with a towel and were each carrying an iron pipe.
The victim's hands and legs were tied up by the instruders while his wife, in her sixties, was threatened with a knife but unhurt.
Perumal was hit several times and his face smothered with a pillow before the robbers escaped with the cash and jewellery.
The victim's wife got help from a neighbour who called the police.
Police urged those with information to contact Kampar police headquarters at 05-4652222.- BERNAMA
