A teenager who took a woman hostage during an attempted robbery inside a bank in Malaysia was shot dead.
The suspect, who was armed with a sickle, was shot dead during the 2.04pm incident at Ayer Tawar.
Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Ashmon Bajah said the 19-year-old suspect had entered the bank armed with a sickle.
“He then put the sickle to the neck of a female customer and took her hostage,” Supt Ashmon said.
He added that the security guard then fired a shot at the suspect with his shotgun.
“The shot hit the suspect in the ribs, killing him instantly.
“The body has been sent to Hospital Sultan Ismail for a post-mortem,” he said.
No bank staff or customers were hurt during the incident.
The case is being investigated under Sections 307 and 393 of the Penal Code in Malaysia.
A brief video has gone viral showing a suspect, whose face is covered, holding a weapon to the neck of a sobbing woman.
