Kota Kinabalu police chief ACP Habibi Majinji said police received a report at 9pm on the incident.

“The suspect, who is a local, was caught by the public after hearing screams from the victim,” he said in a statement here today.

Habibi said during the incident, the victim was passing through behind the old library at Jalan Gaya before her handbag was snatched.

He added that the victim managed to get back her handbag containing money and international passport.

The suspect is under remand until June 14. — Bernama