Heroic Brothers Run For Lives

Pure determination or hardiness of two brothers to recover their father's stolen motorcycle saw them narrowly escape after being chased by a group of armed men believed to be connected to the theft.

On Friday the brothers from Kenyalang Park got word that their father's bike, which was stolen from a relative's house at Chawan Road earlier that afternoon, was discovered at Tabuan Foochow.

The duo quietly went to the settlement and managed to recover the bike from a house believed to belong to the thieves and wheeled the machine back towards the main road.

However, they were apparently spotted by the thieves who then called out to a group of village youths and chased after the brothers brandishing machetes and other sharp weapons.

Realising their lives were at risk they pushed the bike as fast as they could without looking back and were relieved as they reached the main road to see the armed gang had turned back.

After being informed the police head to Tabuan Foochow the same night where they spotted a group of armed youths fleeing the scene on foot as they arrived at the suspects' house.

At the suspects' wooden house, which was empty, police found the structure had been 'outfitted' with a makeshift escape hatch to enable a quick getaway for the suspects in such a situation.Recovered from the house were a host of offensive weapons.