Kulai police chief Tan Seng Lee said police were informed about the robbery of an Indonesian woman behind a restaurant on Jalan Seri Putra in Kulai, Johor, at 8.26am.

He said the 52-year-old victim sustained injuries to her left arm, believed to have been inflicted with a machete.

Tan said she received treatment at Temenggong Seri Maharaja Tun Ibrahim Hospital and is reportedly stable.

“On the same day, we also received a report from a 36-year-old local woman regarding an armed robbery at Jalan Impian Senai Utama, Taman Impian Senai, at around 8.45am.

“Acting on information, personnel from the Mutiara Rini police station detained a suspicious motorcyclist at a petrol station on Jalan Skudai-Gelang Patah at about 10.05am,” Bernama quoted him as saying.

Tan said checks on the 40-year-old man led to the discovery of suspicious items in his backpack, and investigations revealed that he was involved in two robbery cases reported in Kulai on April 4.

“The seized items included a Yamaha Y15ZR motorcycle, several handbags, mobile phones, an Indonesian passport, a ring, a bracelet, and a tool box with metal cutter, screwdriver and saw.

“The suspect has a criminal record of 15 cases related to crime and drugs, and tested positive for methamphetamine,” he said.

The man has been remanded for seven days until April 11 for investigation under Sections 392/397 and 394 of the Penal Code for armed robbery.