THURSDAYS-6TH DECEMBER 2007-WOMAN ROBBED IN HER HOUSE

Woman robbed in her house
TAWAU:
A 40-year-old woman claimed that she was robbed at knife point in the bedroom of her house at Taman Semarak here on Monday night. The complainant said that she was awaken from her sleep by the intruder who then pointed a knife at her stomach. According to acting district police chief Superintendent Ramli Ali Mat, the woman said in her report the intruder fled after hearing her son waking up. After checking the room, the woman realised her wallet was missing, he said, adding she estimated her loss at RM600. Police also received reports from two women who lost their handbags to snatch thieves at Jalan Bunga and Fajar here on Tuesday. In the incident at Jalan Bunga, the victim lost her bag containing her MyKad, RM200 cash and three hand phones to snatch thieves on motorcycles on Tuesday night. Ramli said the second victim, a 30-year-old woman, lost her bag to snatch thieves in the afternoon of the same day. Her bag which was grabbed by two men riding a motorcycle, contained her passport and RM200 cash. According to him further, police are investigating a report from a businessman who alleged to have been cheated by another businessman on August 20 this year. The former had issued a cheque for RM34,407.05 to the suspect for a business transaction and has been unable to contact the latter since then. In a separate case, a 30-year- old man lodged a report after his Yamaha 110 CC motorbike bearing number JCY45J went missing from the carpark of the district hospital here on Tuesday morning.