Knife Wielding Attackers At Yayasan Land Housewife In Hospital
By Ignatius Stephen

Bandar Seri Begawan – A housewife suffered a nasty gash above her eye in a terrifying ordeal when two knife-wielding men attacked her in the Brunei capital yesterday evening.

The sudden assault took place as she was trying to reach her parked car at Yayasan Shopping Complex basement season parking area at about 4.30 pm.

That section of the season parking area is further away from the main basement shopping and a number of office girls working in the capital leave their cars there.

Previously there have been reports that strangers have approached women who were trying to collect their cars. But there have been no reported incidents till now.

The access to this parking lot is through a system of stairs from the main road across the Taman Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin along Jalan Pretty.

Apparently the assailants were after the handbag she was carrying and they reportedly fled when someone spotted the incident and as the victim screamed.

Members of the public came to her help and the police was called. The Yayasan security was also alerted but the attackers escaped.

The woman was taken to RIPAS Hospital suffering from shock and a deep cut above her eye. She is out of danger, hospital said.

Eyewitnesses said, “There was blood everywhere , which the Yayasan janitors quickly cleaned up.”

Yayasan is charging $90 a month for season parking.

Customers have urged increased security in the area considering the remoteness of that part of the basement and as a number of office girls using the space.

As an additional precaution women have been advised not to go alone when collecting their cars especially at night.

Additional lights in this particular area are also recommended.

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