Rohingya minor raped, man from Myanmar arrested

AMPANG: A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a Rohingya teenager in a house in Taman Tasik Permai.

The suspect, a Myanmar national, is said to have gone to the 14-year-old girl’s house at around 3am on May 25 under the pretext of telling her that her father was unwell, said Mohd Azam Ismail, Asst Comm of Ampang Jaya OCPD.

“But he suddenly cornered her and covered her mouth before raping her,” he said when contacted yesterday.

“The suspect was arrested on Friday and has been remanded in custody until June 28,” said ACP Mohd Azam.

In another case, a 33-year-old man was arrested after attempting to snatch a Chinese woman’s bag in Southville City.

Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof, assistant commissioner of Sepang OCPD, said the incident was recorded on Friday morning by a passerby who filed a report with the police shortly after.

“The suspect was riding a motorcycle during the attempted robbery.

“We managed to identify and arrest him in Kampung Jenderam Hilir at around 4pm the same day,” he said.

He said the man was unemployed and had no criminal record.

“We have also confiscated the motorcycle he was using,” he added.