Suspect in Langkawi daylight robbery remanded seven days
LANGKAWI: The suspect who allegedly robbed a goldsmith at Jalan Pandak Mayah 5 here on Thursday (June 19) has been remanded for seven days.
Langkawi OCPD Asst Comm Shariman Ashari said the application for a remand order has been granted by the Registrar of a Magistrate's Court from June 20 to 26.
"Investigations revealed that the suspect acted out of desperation due to being unemployed and having a large amount of debt," he said in a statement on Friday (June 20).
ACP Shariman said the stolen jewellery was recovered with the help of members of the public after it fell in front of the shop as the suspect attempted to flee.
He said some of the jewellery was also seized from the suspect.
He said the suspect is married and has four children aged between five and 16 years old.
On Thursday,(June 19), the suspect brazenly committed a daylight robbery of the goldsmith.
The suspect allegedly disabled the victims with chilli powder, and smashed the display glass with a machete and grabbed a quantity of gold jewellery in the incident that occured at about 11.48am
However, his attempt to flee was cut short after members of the public nearby immediately gave chase and he was eventually subdued and arrested by policemen on patrol in the area.
The case is being investigated under Sections 392 and 397 of the Penal Code for robbery and armed robbery.
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