Police Studying CCTV Footage Of Dr Mahathir's Grandchild's Home Robbery

KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- Police are studying closed circuit television (CCTV) footage to track the suspects involved in the robbery of former prime minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s grandchild’s residence in Bukit Ledang here on Wednesday, which resulted in losses of RM1.8 million.

Acting Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan said they were investigating the case when contacted by Bernama.

“We are looking into it and as of yesterday, we have yet to be able to identify (the suspect). We are also studying CCTV footage of the victim’s residence,” he said briefly.

He had confirmed yesterday to the media that a residence belonging to the former prime minister’s grandchild had been broken into and jewellery worth RM1.8 million had been stolen.

The break-in was discovered by a domestic helper at 3 pm after they discovered the padlock on the back gate had been cut and thieves had gotten into the residence.

Mohamed Usuf said the police would use forensic methods to gather new leads for the case, and explained that Mahathir’s grandchildren were staying at the house owned by Mizan Mahathir but only the domestic workers were in during the break-in.

“We found the house had been broken into, there were evidence of that and we are investigating.

“Most of what was taken were old jewellery and maybe personal effects. We are still assessing the total and types of items,” he said.

He urged the public not to speculate and to allow the police to complete the investigation.

-- BERNAMA