KUALA LUMPUR: A female student was injured after she managed to fight off snatch thieves in Persiaran Dutamas here.

       The woman suffered bruises on her back after being hit by the thieves with a tree branch in the 9pm incident on Thursday (April 21) near SK Kiaramas.

       Sentul OCPD Asst Comm Beh Eng Lai said the 26-year-old woman, a foreigner, was walking towards the Publika shopping centre with a friend when two men on a motorcycle rode past them.

       “Suspicious of their actions, the victim started recording the two men before they circled back and tried to snatch her handphone.

       "The woman held on to her phone and a struggle ensued, during which one of the suspects attacked her with a tree branch," he said.

       He said the two women managed to run towards the nearby school for help.

       "The suspects fled after seeing the school security guard," he said, adding that the victim received outpatient treatment at Hospital Kuala Lumpur.

       ACP Beh urged those with information on the case to contact investigating officer Sjn Nor Hafizullah Norahim at 017-2232032.