Chan Jia Li - Two Women Victims Of Snatch Thefts

Snatch thieves struck in two incidents on Friday morning,making off with a gold bracelet worth $1000 and a gold necklace worth $80.The first incident took place at the void deck of Block 82 Redhill Lane.A woman in her late 60s was on her way home when a man approached from the side and grabbed her necklace before fleeing towards Tiong Bahru Plaza.He is describled as 1.7m tall and with a fair complexion.He was wearing a cap,a blue long sleeved shirt and light-coloured pants.In a second incident,a woman in her mid-70s was walking along the ninth floor corridor of Block683B Woodlands Drive 62 when a man who had followed her into the lift on the ground floor snatched her braclelet and fled down the stairs.

Response:
I realised that the targets of snatch thieves are usually those middle-aged women as they are more "weak" in the sense that they cannot tackle back against the thieves.They are also easier prey as they are normally 'less defensive' thus many incidents of snatch thefts are often reported by older people.I suggest that people should not wear too much expensive belongings on them when they goes out.On second thought,sometimes i felt that the victims have only got themselves to blame as they are the one who attracted the attention of the snatch theft.Via this incident,we should take note to be alert of anyone who is suspicious and never let them have the chance to lay a hand on us.Despite the fact that what the thefts have done are wrong,i believed that some of them have their unspeakable reasons for doing so.In conclusion,i hope that we will not discriminalise those who have had past-records and give them a second chance as well.