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    Snatch thief's fatal grab

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    KUALA LUMPUR: An 18-year-old motorcycle snatch thief died two hours after he crashed into a parked van in Cheras yesterday.

    The teen's accomplice, in his 20s, suffered a broken leg, said Cheras police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohan Singh. He said the duo had allegedly snatched a handbag from a Singaporean woman at 1.25am.

    A man gave chase before the youths crashed into a van parked by the roadside. They were sent to hospital but the 18-year-old died at 3.30am. Mohan said police found the handbag on the youths and returned it to the woman.

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