Mainland man handed to MP for alleged carjacking

The Public Security Police (PSP) has handed a 38-year-old mainland man over to the Public Prosecution Office (MP) after he was accused of carjacking on Sunday night.
Information suggested that the incident took place at around 9 p.m. near the Macau Tower when the victim, a local female driver, was sitting in the backseat of her car, tidying the seats. The suspect allegedly got into the car and immediately started driving it away.
The victim, still in the backseat, demanded that the man stop the vehicle, but was ignored. The man allegedly drove past several areas on the Macau Peninsula, including the Macau Tower, Sai Van and Ilha Verde. In the meantime, the victim opened the window and screamed for help. Multiple witnesses contacted the police regarding the issue.
After about 20 minutes, the victim also called the police and provided the authorities with the location of the vehicle. It took another 10 minutes for PSP officers to intercept the car outside the Hotel Royal and apprehend the suspect.
PSP said that the man passed an  alcohol test and did not harm the victim during the whole carjacking process. They also claimed that the man’s psychological condition seemed normal during interrogation. “However, when we asked him why he would act like this, [the victim] claimed that he had no idea,” a PSP spokesperson said. “The suspect has also told us that the purpose of his entering into Macau is to gamble, and claimed that he did gamble and had not slept for a period of time.”
PSP has called on residents to keep their cars locked during driving and after parking them, in order to prevent incidents such as these.    JPL