KLANG: A senior citizen, who lived alone in Kapar, died a week after he was robbed and slashed.
On Oct 4, Ng Seng Ping, 70, was caught off-guard when five assailants barged into his house and slashed his hands and legs before demanding for cash and jewellery.
However, they only managed to escape with a television set and a fan, said Ng's neighbour, who declined to be identified.
“He was then rushed to Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah by neighbours,” she said.
She said Ng, who was healthy before the incident, managed to live for about a week before dying of kidney failure at his son's house in Tanjung Karang last Friday.
At Ng's funeral yesterday, several residents demonstrated along with the hearse convoy, claiming house break-ins were becoming rampant in Kapar town.
Another neighbour who only wanted to be known as Devi, claimed there had been numerous house break-ins in which some residents were injured.
“Ng was a nice man. Such a thing should not have happened to him or anyone else,” the 44-year-old security guard said at the funeral.
Kapar MP S. Manikavasagam, who was present, said more police patrols were needed in the area to ensure the safety of the people.
Meanwhile, North Klang OCPD Supt Shukor Sulong said there had been a decline in the number of criminal activities under his jurisdiction.
There were 519 criminal cases reported from January to September last year while this year, only 228 cases were reported, he said.
Although the number of crime cases had dropped, Supt Shukor said police were always vigilant.
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