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M'sia woman lodges police report after almost getting kidnapped outside KSL City Mall in JB
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January 19, 2025, 01:31 PM
Editor's note: The woman, Amyra Laila Ho aka Venus Ho, aged 45, has been revealed to be a Singaporean. She has been fined for making a false report.
A woman in Malaysia has lodged a police report after almost getting kidnapped outside KSL City Mall, located in Johor Bahru.
In a Jan. 14 video, Venus Ho shared that she was out shopping alone near KSL. She noted that there was a substantial crowd when the incident happened.
Ho said, "A male and a female walked over to me to promote their products. I initially rejected them, but they kept talking and following me, so I eventually agreed to try what they were selling."
The woman then apparently took out a jar of what looked like tea leaves, and she asked Ho to smell its contents.
Within a minute, Ho felt dizzy, and that she had no strength in her body. The woman then took away Ho's bag, and the man held on to her while saying that Ho was his wife, and that he wanted to bring her home, while dragging her to a car.
In response, Ho shouted that she is not the man's wife, and she doesn't even know them.
"Thankfully, there were passersby and they stopped what was happening. The pair might have felt afraid and pushed me to the floor. I hit my head and was hospitalised for three days," she continued. "When I woke up, the doctor told me that I smelled something similar to an anesthetic, which caused me to feel weak and dizzy. He also told me that I wasn't the first one [to experience something like this]."
Ho cautioned that those heading out on their own should be extra vigilant, even in crowded places. She also advised against eating or smelling anything from a stranger and thanked the passersby for their help.
In a Jan. 18 update, Ho confirmed in her caption that she has lodged a police report.
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