Mom, daughter scuffle with robber in foiled theft in Aklan

Cops arrested a 19-year-old suspect in Nabas town in Aklan province for breaking into a house and scuffling for a gun with his victims.

According to Zen Quilantang's report on “24 Oras,” the suspect identified as Ian Sinag, was caught on CCTV footage while entering his victims’ house.

The footage also showed him going down and hiding when he heard someone running downstairs, who turned out to the female house owner carrying a gun.

When the woman saw Sinag, he pointed the gun at him but a scuffle ensued. The daughter of the house owner was also seen rushing downstairs to help her mother.

Sinag was able to wrestle the gun from the victims and fled through the second floor's window.

“Isa sa mga dahilan na hindi siya nagpaputok ay ang bata. Makikita sa video na tumulong pa ang bata pero malaki ang suspek, hindi agad niya binaril. Ayon sa biktima, iniisip niya na baka matamaan ang bata kaya nag-decide siya na huwag magpaputok,” Police Lieutenant Moonyen de Joseph, Nabas Municipal Police chief, said.

(One of the reasons why she did not attack the suspect is because of her daughter. As you can see in the video, the kid was helping her mom but the suspect is big, that’s why she did not shoot him. According to the victim, she was thinking that her child might get hurt.)

The local police added they were able to locate Sinag through the CCTV footage and with the help of netizens.

Sinag is now under the custody of the Nabas Police. He will be facing raps for robbery with frustrated homicide.—Sundy Locus/LDF, GMA News