KOTA BARU: Carjackers took a 63-year-old woman and her two grandchildren on a 25km terror ride in Batu Jong near Kuala Krai last night, police said today.
Kuala Krai police chief Superintendent Abdullah Roning said the incident happened at 10.40pm at a petrol station near Batu Jong.
He said the woman was travelling in a car with four of his family members and had stopped at the petrol station to refuel.
"The woman and her grandchildren, aged two and six years, were waiting in the car while her daughter, who is the driver, went inside the station to pay for the fuel.
"In the meantime, another passenger - the woman's husband, went to the washroom."
"At this juncture, two men appeared, slipped into the vehicle and drove off,"
Abdullah said the victim's daughter, who alerted the police, claimed she saw a Proton Wira trailing closely behind their car. Both vehicles were heading towards Machang.
He said about midnight, a police team found the woman and her two grandchildren abandoned by the roadside at Kampung Bukit Bakst near Machang.
"The three were unhurt but the grandmother lost her jewelleries worth about RM9,000.
"The victim's car was found not far away later in the day." he said, adding that police were still looking for the suspects.