SUBANG JAYA: A loud ‘meow’ from Pok Yea the cat foiled a robbery attempt and saved the day today.
But the 10-kilogram British Short Hair was just returning a favour to its owner, Azmira A. Rahim, 39, who had taken the former stray under his care.
"My cat literally saved my family and me. Pok Yea was just a stray cat and I found him under an abandoned car," said Azmira when met at his apartment in Jalan Jubli Emas here.
Recalling the incident, Azmira said he was about to go to sleep when Pok Yea started frantically meowing in the direction of his home's balcony at about 2.50am.
“I immediately woke up since I have never listened to such a 'loud meow' like that. I decided to check on it and was shocked to find a man on the balcony. ”
Azmira said he and a friend immediately chased after the intruder and found him hiding in a waste disposal room on the sixth floor of the building.
Subang Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Yahaya Ramli said investigations revealed that the 21-year-old suspect was actually a security guard at the apartment.
He had only started work there about a week ago.
The case is being investigated under Section 447 of the Penal Code for criminal trespass which carries a jail term of up to six months, or a fine of up to RM3,000, or both upon conviction.