Carjacking in Malaysia

While I don't know if this is a true story, I do think that it is possible. Something to think about, when your buying that high end car in a third world country .

His finger for his car
By Leslie Andres, The New Straits Times Malaysia

There is a team of carjackers on the prowl in Subang Jaya and what they did to accountant K. Kumaran on Monday shows how ruthless they can be. They chopped off part of his left index finger when they realised that his S-Class Mercedes Benz had a security feature which would immobilise the car without his fingerprint....
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