The DAP's Seputeh MP Teresa Kok almost fell victim to an attempted snatch theft outside her family home in Taman Rainbow in Sentul on Sunday night.

Two men on a motorcycle tried to grab her necklace while she was taking a stroll on the street with her two nieces - aged five and 11 - but left empty-handed.

CCTV footage of the incident shows the motorcyclists approaching the trio from behind. In the ensuing struggle, Kok fell to the ground.

However, she was able to run away from her assailants while shouting for help. The pillion rider got off the motorcycle to chase Kok but left when two men stopped to help the victims.

Kok lodged a report at the Sentul police station yesterday afternoon.

According to the police, no one has been arrested yet.

Those with information on the case are urged to contact Sentul police.

In a press conference at Taman Rainbow today, Kok said her spectacles were broken when she fell down.

“All this happened swiftly, I think it was within 30 seconds... one of the thieves spotted my necklace and tried to grab it.

“As I got up and ran away, I was worried that my neck would be injured if he managed to take the necklace away... until another two Indian men walked past and this frightened the thieves and they fled eventually,” Kok ( right ) recalled.

She said she was glad that her nieces and herself did not suffer any injuries from the misfortune, but her five-year-old niece seemed to have been traumatised and fell sick subsequently.

Alarming crime rate

Quoting her own experience, the DAP vice-president pointed out that the crime rate in the country is alarming and there is no reason for the government and police to ignore such an issue.

“We as people’s representatives, we (have) heard too many things on snatch thieves and all that, but all these are other people’s stories.

“Until you face it, then you know the kind of shock and fear at the moment, and the harm that could have happened to me, so it’s alarming,” she stressed.

Asked why lodged a report on the next day but not immediately, Kok said she needed one day to retrieve the CCTV footage and hand it over to the police at the same time, to facilitate investigation.

However, Kok revealed that she was unable to identify the duo as they were wearing full-face helmets, adding that the police now could only rely on the footage.

Kok added that the police seemed to be paying high attention to her case, and the case is being investigated under section 395 of the Penal Code for gang robbery.

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