POLICE are tracking down five suspects for allegedly robbing a family of five using machetes in Taman Petaling, Klang, yesterday afternoon.

Klang Selatan district police chief Cha Hoong Fong said all the suspects who wore masks and gloves, were believed to have entered the two-storey terraced house through the rear door. 

“After entering the house, the suspects bound the hands and mouths of four members of the family and forced them into two rooms, while another victim was not tied up due to his age.

“Several suspects also hit a 45-year-old female victim on her nose and body before knocking her on the head with the back of a machete,” he said in a statement today.

Cha said the suspects ransacked the room and escaped through the back door with approximately RM4,000 in cash, jewellery estimated to be worth RM20,000 and five mobile phones.

He said the five victims are between 38 and 70 years’ old.

According to Cha, police received information about the getaway vehicle found in a residential alley in Taman Desawan, Klang. However, when police arrived at the location, all the suspects had fled.

Checks on the car’s registration number revealed it to be fake.   

Police have opened an investigation paper under section 394 of the penal code for committing robbery and voluntarily causing injury, which carries a jail term of up to 20 years, a fine or whipping.

“We are still tracking down the suspects involved, so those who have information about this incident are urged to contact Klang Selatan district police headquarters at 03-33762222 or any nearby police station,” he added. – Bernama, February 18, 2023.