Getting harassed by strangers isn’t something that anyone of us would want to experience, but hiding inside a water tank certainly isn’t one of the ways to avoid physical harassment.
A woman in Bagan Serai, Perak shocked onlookers after she scaled up to the top of a water tank and proceeded to strip herself naked before taking a dip right inside, claiming that she did so for her personal safety.
39yo M’sian woman hides naked inside water tank
According to Harian Metro, the 39-year-old woman, who is believed to be suffering from mental illnesses, was seen entering the premise and climbed up the water tank belonging to Lembaga Air Perak (LAP) at around 2pm yesterday (Dec 17).
She also reportedly threw her clothes and helmet from on top of the water tank and unlocked the tank’s water valve, causing water to overflow through existing channels, reported Kosmo.
Kerian district police chief Superintendent Juna Yusoff said a group of firefighters from he Bagan Serai Fire and Rescue Station rushed to the scene after they received a report from the public.
Wanted to hide from ‘harasser’
He added that the woman was successfully persuaded by the firefighters to come down from the water tank before being taken to the Bagan Serai police station for further action.
“Initial investigations found that the 39-year-old woman resides in Kuala Lumpur and arrived in Bagan Serai using public transportation.
“She said that she climbed the water tank to hide from being harassed by an unknown individual,” he said,
Yusoff added that police are currently in the midst of handing the woman back to her family in KL.
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