SUNGAI PETANI, Dec 2 — A 13-year-old who attempted to rob an e-hailing driver recently is expected to be charged at the Sungai Petani Magistrate’s Court tomorrow.
Kuala Muda district police chief ACP Zaidy Che Hassan said the charge was made after the case was referred to the public prosecutor.
“The teenager will be charged under Section 393 of the Penal Code,” he said in a statement today.
The media reported the boy tried to hold up an e-hailing driver at knifepoint in Taman Keladi at about 6pm on November 27
The 65-year-old driver did not sustain any injuries but instead bit the suspect’s hand and managed to disarm the suspect, after which the teenager exited the car and fled on foot.
The teenager’s action was recorded by the ‘dashboard’ camera installed in the e-hailing driver’s car, and the one-minute and 32-second video went viral on social media.
The boy was arrested by police at 10pm following a report made by the driver at 8pm, on the same day of the incident.
— Bernama
