Woman arrested for allegedly damaging several vehicles
Published on: Monday, January 25, 2021
By: Stefyanie Myla Micheal
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The woman clad in red “baju kurung” seen hitting a parked car several times with a knife.
Kota Kinabalu: Police have arrested a woman, believed to be mentally unsound, for allegedly damaging several vehicles at Plaza 333, here, on Saturday.In a 0.37-second video that went viral, a woman clad in red “baju kurung” was seen hitting the front bonnet of a parked car several times using a knife while talking to herself before the owner came and left the place.
Penampang Police Chief DSP Mohd Haris Ibrahim said they received a report related to the video at 7.42pm on Saturday.
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“Acting on the information, a Penampang police Mobile Patrol Vehicle (MPV) team arrested the woman suspect,” she said, adding three victims were identified but only two of them lodged a report.
“However, all the victims did not want to continue action against the woman because of her mental health status and lodged a report for insurance claim purposes.
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“The woman has been referred to Mesra Bukit Padang Hospital, Kota Kinabalu for further examination,” he said, Sunday.
