GEORGE TOWN, July 3 — A family of four got a rude awakening early today when two men broke into their home, ransacked their house and took them on terror ride for nearly two hours.
In the 4.30am incident, the two masked men are believed to have climbed through the roof into the single storey terrace house belonging to the Ooi family, in Taman Hutchings, Georgetown.
Penang CID chief SAC Mazlan Kesah said the men took a parang from the house and wielded it when they first entered the teenage daughter's room.
“They then proceeded to the master bedroom and then ransacked the house for about an hour but they only got about RM5,000 in cash and some jewellery,” he told a press conference after visiting the scene of the crime.
Unhappy with such a small amount of money the men threatened the family, a couple and their two teenage children, and demanded more.
“The husband offered them his credit cards so they forced the whole family into the family's Mercedes Benz parked in front of the house and drove off at about 6am,” Mazlan said.
The men drove the family to a shopping complex in Seberang Perai, looking for a bank so that cash could be withdrawn using the credit cards but the 51-year-old victim managed to jump out of the car to escape.
The men then beat up the wife and two children who were still in the car, driving towards Sungai Petani before abandoning the three victims at Tikam Batu at about 8am.
The men drove away with the car.
“The husband, Ooi, suffered some minor injuries on his elbows from jumping out of the car while his wife suffered some bruises due to the beating and their children, 19 and 14 years old, were unhurt,” Mazlan said.
He said the police immediately set roadblocks in the area but the car has not been found.
The case is being investigated under Section 397 and 395 of the Penal Code for armed robbery with intention to cause grievous hurt and gang robbery.
