JOHOR BARU: A 30-year-old male suspect in a robbery case tried to escape police custody by jumping from the third floor of the court building here on Monday (Oct 21). The 12.15pm incident resulted in the man suffering from a broken right thigh and wrist and a fracture to his right jaw. “The suspect was sitting while waiting for the remand hearing process before he forcefully removed the handcuffs on his wrist and proceeded to try and leave court through the window. “The suspect then ran away to the edge of the building before jumping down, ” he said in a statement here on Monday. He added that the suspect was then apprehended by the police and taken to Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) for treatment.

Source: The Star October 22, 2019 09:22 UTC