Hunt this animal down!

Another animal on the loose, as reported via The Star, 14 April 2006.

JITRA: A 15-month-old boy received 24 stitches on his head caused by a fall after a snatch thief kicked the motorcycle he was riding pillion on.

Iskandar Zulkarnain was sitting on the lap of his mother Norshaheila Hashim, 24, on the motorcycle ridden by his mother's friend Aida Royani Md Isa, 24, when the incident occurred at Kampung Putat, Jalan Kodiang, about 20km from here on Wednesday.

Norshaheila said they were on their way home from Jitra at about 12.30pm when a motorcyclist tried to snatch Aida’s handbag in the motorcycle carrier basket.

“When Aida tried to swerve away, the motorcyclist kicked our motorcycle causing us to fall off the machine,” she said.

She said the man fled empty-handed.

Norshaheila and Aida sustained minor injuries and received outpatient treatment while Iskandar was admitted to the Jitra Hospital.

She said her son sustained head injuries and bruises on his body.

Anger is an understatement towards this common crime around us. There are just too many of these animals out there with no regard for anything other than the few ringgit notes in the purse. Perish the thought but the next victim could be our loved ones.

I say that these animals be hunted them down and put behind bars for good before they hurt another human life!