Two Malaysian handbag thieves got more than they bargained for when they snatched the purse of a feisty teacher in Kepala Batas.
The two men stopped Azzahida Othman to ask for direction on Friday morning. She sensed something was amiss and retreated to her car.
“Suddenly the pillion rider got down from the motorcycle and smashed the left side window and grabbed my handbag,” she recounted. “I tried to hold onto the handbag strap but let go when the man whipped out a knife.“
The furious teacher reversed her car into the men’s motorcycle, but they still managed to get away. She pursued them until the rider lost control of his bike and crashed. She then sounded her horn and alerted neighbors, who caught one of the suspects. Police nabbed the other man some 30 minutes later.
Azzahida’s handbag was recovered, along with another purse belonging to a woman in a nearby town. Good on her for bringing these thugs to justice!
