What was supposed to be a nondescript trip to Johor Bahru (JB) turned out to be a harrowing experience for a 40-year-old Singaporean businessman and his family.
The man, surnamed Lin, almost lost his seven-year-old son on Dec. 12 to three unknown man in JB. Lin also suffered abrasions to his left forearm, both hands, nose, lips and lost two teeth in a struggle the abductors.
Lin was at No. 5 Jalan Serampang Taman Pelangi with his wife, son and daughter on Dec. 12. They were there to look at new workshops for Lin's business.
According to CCTV footage from a building nearby, the two children were playing outside the workshop while Lin was inside a workshop.
The mother had walked away for about a minute before a gold-coloured car came to a stop by the roadside. A man got off the car and quickly grabbed the boy and dashed back into the car. The car sped off and Lin's daughter went back into the workshop to alert Lin and his wife.
"Suddenly, I heard my daughter shouting for help. I immediately went out and saw my son was no longer around," Lin said.
Lin immediately tried to give chase to the car, which to his daughter's recollection, had no car plate.
He caught up with the car and drove to block the car's way.
Lin jumped out of his car and tried to open the kidnappers' car door but it was locked.
Out of desperation to save his son, he hit the driver's window so hard that the window broke and that's when he saw three men seated inside with his son.
The kidnappers then reversed their car, attempting to flee the scene.
Lin was still holding onto their car door and he was thrown off the road when the car moved away, resulting in multiple injuries on his face and arms.
The car then rammed into the rear of Lin's car.
Lin dashed back to his car and gave chase
While he lost sight of the kidnappers' car after the latter made a turn at a traffic light, he eventually found the car abandoned by the road about 3km from the traffic light.
Lin's son was left alone in the car. Fortunately, the boy was safe and sound, with no visible injuries,
Source: Mothership
The man, surnamed Lin, almost lost his seven-year-old son on Dec. 12 to three unknown man in JB. Lin also suffered abrasions to his left forearm, both hands, nose, lips and lost two teeth in a struggle the abductors.
Lin was at No. 5 Jalan Serampang Taman Pelangi with his wife, son and daughter on Dec. 12. They were there to look at new workshops for Lin's business.
According to CCTV footage from a building nearby, the two children were playing outside the workshop while Lin was inside a workshop.
The mother had walked away for about a minute before a gold-coloured car came to a stop by the roadside. A man got off the car and quickly grabbed the boy and dashed back into the car. The car sped off and Lin's daughter went back into the workshop to alert Lin and his wife.
"Suddenly, I heard my daughter shouting for help. I immediately went out and saw my son was no longer around," Lin said.
Lin immediately tried to give chase to the car, which to his daughter's recollection, had no car plate.
He caught up with the car and drove to block the car's way.
Lin jumped out of his car and tried to open the kidnappers' car door but it was locked.
Out of desperation to save his son, he hit the driver's window so hard that the window broke and that's when he saw three men seated inside with his son.
The kidnappers then reversed their car, attempting to flee the scene.
Lin was still holding onto their car door and he was thrown off the road when the car moved away, resulting in multiple injuries on his face and arms.
The car then rammed into the rear of Lin's car.
Lin dashed back to his car and gave chase
While he lost sight of the kidnappers' car after the latter made a turn at a traffic light, he eventually found the car abandoned by the road about 3km from the traffic light.
Lin's son was left alone in the car. Fortunately, the boy was safe and sound, with no visible injuries,
Source: Mothership
