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Amazing second taxi driver is saved by seat belt from robber’s knife

  • The driver was taking {the teenager} for a journey in Sungai Petani, Malaysia

This is the wonderful second a taxi driver cheats dying when a robber’s knife is deflected by his seat belt. 

The 65-year-old driver was taking the 13-year-old boy for a journey in Sungai Petani in Malaysia‘s northern state of Kedah. 

The two could be seen chatting usually in footage taken from contained in the automobile earlier than the boy reaches over and attracts a knife with a purpose to take the money that he has drawn from his shirt pocket. 

Fortunately, the knife struck the taxi driver’s seat belt and he could be seen struggling to battle off the assailant and biting him as {the teenager} tries to steal the cash from his hand. 

The boy then leaves the automobile abruptly whereas the person shouts as he runs off, earlier than placing his t-shirt again in place. 

The two can be seen chatting normally in footage taken from inside the vehicle before the boy reaches over and draws a knife in order to take the cash from his shirt pocket

The two could be seen chatting usually in footage taken from contained in the automobile earlier than the boy reaches over and attracts a knife with a purpose to take the money from his shirt pocket

Fortunately, the knife struck his seat belt and the taxi driver can be seen struggling to fight off the assailant who then tries to steal the money in his hand

Fortunately, the knife struck his seat belt and the taxi driver could be seen struggling to battle off the assailant who then tries to steal the cash in his hand

The crazed assault occurred at round 6.20pm on Monday.

The suspect had used an e-hailing app to take a journey in a non-public rent automotive, Kuala Muda district police chief Zaidy Che Hassan advised the Straits Times. 

However, through the journey, the suspect then requested to borrow the equal of £8.50 from the taxi driver to pay his hire. 

The driver stated that if {the teenager} could not pay the quantity, he would drop him off on the spot. 

However, {the teenager} demanded to be pushed residence to retrieve the cash.

He then tried to increase the journey by directing the motive force to take a route utilizing a number of alleys.

The teenager and the 65-year-old man chatting in the taxi in Sungai Petani, Malaysia

The teenager and the 65-year-old man chatting within the taxi in Sungai Petani, Malaysia

In the video, the boy reaches over in order to take the cash from the taxi driver's shirt pocket

In the video, the boy reaches over with a purpose to take the money from the taxi driver’s shirt pocket

The knife that the boy is carrying fortunately connects with the taxi driver's seat belt

The knife that the boy is carrying happily connects with the taxi driver’s seat belt

After the struggle, the teenager leaves the vehicle abruptly, while the man shouts as he runs off, before putting his t-shirt back in place

After the wrestle, {the teenager} leaves the automobile abruptly, whereas the person shouts as he runs off, earlier than placing his t-shirt again in place

‘The driver ultimately dropped off the suspect and requested a further fee of RM9. But whereas he was within the midst of returning change for RM20 given by the suspect, the suspect tried to stab him,’ Zaidy stated.

The boy then tried to take the cash from the motive force’s pocket, however the 65-year-old managed to take the knife by biting {the teenager}’s hand.

The driver filed a police report and {the teenager} was situated and arrested at round 10pm, the Straits Times experiences. 

A 25cm knife was recovered from the sufferer’s automotive, in line with the newspaper.

‘Investigations discovered that the teenager suspect is the eldest of 4 siblings and didn’t come from a problematic background,’ Zaidy stated. 

‘The boy attacked the motive force as he was indignant after being scolded by the motive force and was making an attempt to assert again his cash.’