Elderly Woman Pushed Off Bike, Dies In Snatch Theft Attack

Elderly Woman dies in snatch theft attack

SEREMBAN: A 64-year-old woman, riding pillion with her daughter, was killed after she fell off the motorcycle while fending off two snatch thieves at Jalan Datuk Haji Said here this afternoon.

Jamariah Akhir, who worked as a cleaner at a Maybank outlet in Jalan Datuk Bandar Tunggal, was on her way home from work with her daughter Norain Mohd Yusof, 23, in the 3.55pm incident.

A police spokesman said the women were surprised by two men on a Kriss motorcycle who grabbed their handbags placed in the front basket.

He said the mother and daughter fell off their motorcycle when Norain lost control of the bike during the struggle

The covered body of Jamariah Akhir, 64, lies on the ground while police investigators look at her motorcycle following the fatal snatch theft attack at Jalan Tuan Haji Said in Seremban. 

"Jamariah died on the spot due to severe head and body injuries."

 

Jamariah Akhir, 64, dies after falling off her motorcycle while fending off two snatch thieves at Jalan Tuan Haji Said in Seremban. NSTP/Iqmal Haqim Rosman

"Her daughter who suffered minor injuries, was sent to the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital in Seremban," he said.

 

The victim's daughter, Norain Mohd Yusof, 23, who survived the snatch theft attempt which killed her mother Jamariah Akhir, 64. NSTP/Iqmal Haqim Rosman

Seremban police chief Assistant Commissioner Zainal Abu who confirmed the report, said the case was being investigated for murder. 

The covered body of Jamariah Akhir, 64, lies on the ground while police investigators look at her motorcycle following the fatal snatch theft attack at Jalan Tuan Haji Said in Seremban. NSTP/Iqmal Haqim Rosman

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