(From left) Lee Teck Yong, Yeoh Siew Tin, T. Devindran and M. Saravanan.
KLANG: A gang of six went on a rampage in Taman Sentosa on Wednesday night, killing two and leaving five seriously injured in separate attacks.The parang-wielding gangsters, believed to be high on drugs, randomly picked their victims before viciously attacking and robbing them.
Their night of madness began when they slashed a woman, who tried to protect her 13-year-old daughter, outside a furniture shop in Jalan Raja Nong about 9pm.
Shop owner Lee Teck Yong had just fetched his daughter from tuition class and had reached his shop when they were confronted by the thugs who arrived on motorcycles. They grabbed hold of the girl and put a parang to her neck, demanding her bag.
She was about to hand it over when her 35-year-old mother, Yeoh Siew Tin, rushed to help her. Yeoh tried to shield her daughter but the robbers swung a parang at her neck. Her husband was also slashed on the head when he went to her aid. The robbers then fled the scene.
Despite being injured, Lee carried his wife to his car and drove to the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital here but she was pronounced dead on arrival. Lee was admitted to the emergency ward and discharged yesterday morning.
Not satisfied with the way the first robbery turned out, the robbers struck next at a kongsi in front of a fast-food outlet in the same housing estate. They slashed a security guard on the head and hands, and slashed an Indonesian worker on the leg. They then robbed both of them.
Their next targets were three men taking shelter from the rain in front of an empty shoplot in Jalan Hulubalang 10. The victims, T. Devindran, 19, M. Saravanan, 27, and another identified only as Shahrul, 24, were ordered to give up their valuables and, even after doing so, were viciously slashed. Devindran was slashed on the neck, Shahrul had the tip of his nose sliced off while Saravanan was slashed on the head.
Neighbours rushed them to hospital but Devindran died of his injuries several hours later. Doctors managed to reattach the tip of Shahrul's nose.
At the hospital mortuary yesterday, a tearful Lee said: "My wife was only protecting our daughter." The couple also has two sons aged 9 and 14.
Devindran's father, Thangavelu, said his son had been staying with his sister for a few months.
He was working as a lorry attendant. He described Thevindran as well-behaved and well-liked.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohamad Mat Yusop said police had carried out several operations in Kampung Jawa and Taman Sentosa but no suspects were arrested.
He said the brutality of the crimes suggested that the suspects might have been on drugs, adding that a task force had been set up to hunt down the suspects.
Mohamad said initial checks revealed that the gang usually struck in a large group.
Police also believed that the gang was involved in the sodomy and murder of a Thai man in Sungai Buloh on Tuesday.
Not satisfied with the way the first robbery turned out, the robbers struck next at a kongsi in front of a fast-food outlet in the same housing estate. They slashed a security guard on the head and hands, and slashed an Indonesian worker on the leg. They then robbed both of them.
Their next targets were three men taking shelter from the rain in front of an empty shoplot in Jalan Hulubalang 10. The victims, T. Devindran, 19, M. Saravanan, 27, and another identified only as Shahrul, 24, were ordered to give up their valuables and, even after doing so, were viciously slashed. Devindran was slashed on the neck, Shahrul had the tip of his nose sliced off while Saravanan was slashed on the head.
Neighbours rushed them to hospital but Devindran died of his injuries several hours later. Doctors managed to reattach the tip of Shahrul's nose.
At the hospital mortuary yesterday, a tearful Lee said: "My wife was only protecting our daughter." The couple also has two sons aged 9 and 14.
Devindran's father, Thangavelu, said his son had been staying with his sister for a few months.
He was working as a lorry attendant. He described Thevindran as well-behaved and well-liked.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohamad Mat Yusop said police had carried out several operations in Kampung Jawa and Taman Sentosa but no suspects were arrested.
He said the brutality of the crimes suggested that the suspects might have been on drugs, adding that a task force had been set up to hunt down the suspects.
Mohamad said initial checks revealed that the gang usually struck in a large group.
Police also believed that the gang was involved in the sodomy and murder of a Thai man in Sungai Buloh on Tuesday.
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