Datuk seriously injured in Ipoh robbery attempt

IPOH (23/12/2016): A man with a "Datuk" title was seriously injured when he was slashed during a robbery attempt at his home in Meru Heights here Thursday.

It is learned that the victim is in critical condition at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital.

The man's daughter, who declined to be named, said she and her parents were about to go out and that the main gate was open when the incident occurred.

She said she went back inside to get something, and that's when six parang-wielding men on motorcycles entered the porch.

"In the house they slashed my mother on the hand, and kept asking for money and gold.

"However, because of our screams, they fled with our car and house keys," she added.

A neighbour, who also declined to be named, said it had just started to rain at about 3.30pm when he heard people screaming.

He and his wife quickly came out of their house, and when they looked over the wall, they saw six men slashing the victim on the head next to his car.