Baby drama in Malaysia

Mon, 18 Dec 2000 | Source: AFP

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Three Malaysian robbers trying to escape pursuing police officers stole a car, taking the owner's baby with them, according to a report on Sunday.

The Sunday Star said the trio only managed to drive a short distance before crashing, and being arrested. The eight-month-old baby escaped injury, it added.

The three, aged between 22 and 28, were members of a gang of 12 which earlier robbed a warehouse in the southern state of Negri Sembilan.

Kamarulzaman Itam, the state's criminal police chief, was quoted as saying the boy's mother, Fan Lee Hung, 21, had left the car engine running. He added police had identified the other suspects and expected to arrest them soon.

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