Homer Simpson Rescued After Four-Day Manhunt by Malaysian Authorities

PETALING JAYA: It was two college students who "kidnapped" the life-size statue of Homer Simpson.

The two, and the statue, were traced to a house in Taman Tun Dr Ismail on Wednesday night, some 72 hours after it was stolen from the Golden Screen Cinemas at the 1 Utama shopping complex.

Homer Rescued & Reunited with Family

The students, one of whom is the son of a prominent lawyer, had their statements recorded before they were released on police bail.

Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Mazlan Mansor said they had completed their investigations but declined to elaborate.

The case has been classified as theft from a building which carries a maximum 10 years’ jail sentence and a fine, upon conviction.
It is learnt that the students, aged 21 and 22, were found after the registration number of their Proton Waja was captured by closed-circuit television cameras.

Movie studio 20th Century Fox thanked the police for their quick action in tracing and recovering Homer.

Motion Picture Association country manager Nor Hayati Yahaya congratulated the police.

In Monday’s incident, two men were seen carrying the statue after the late-night movie screening ended about 3am.

Following the incident, a reward of RM1,000 was offered for the return of the statue.


Source: The New Straits Time

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