A man lost his cool and strangled a woman at a fitness centres in Port Dickson yesterday, before fleeing in a stolen taxi.
The New Straits Times’ Teoh Pei Ying reports that the 31-year-old attacker, who had driven to the gym, chose to abandon his vehicle and steal the taxi to make his escape.
The motive for the random attack remains unclear but the man has been arrested, cops say.
Port Dickson district police chief Superintendent Adzli Abu Shah was quoted as saying that gym staff had called police after the attack and cops were stationed at exit points from Port Dickson including toll plazas in order to intercept the man.
“The taxi driven by the suspect was eventually detected about 12.30pm at the Mambau toll. A patrol vehicle waited at the toll then pursued the taxi, which later lost control along Jalan Rasah,” he was quoted as saying.
Police also revealed that the car driven by the suspect to the gym had earlier been reported stolen in Kuala Lumpur.
