TRENDING: Victim gets even as he takes phone snatcher’s motorcycle in Las Piñas City
Two individuals from Las Piñas City have defined the popular phrase "An eye for an eye" from the Code of Hammurabi after they were caught in a rare and funny snatching incident on Sunday, Oct. 29.
Mark Russel Zapata, the victim of a phone snatcher certainly knows how to get even when he took the motorcycle of the thief who stole his 10,000-worth of mobile phone.
The incident was publicized by Las Piñas police chief Col. Jaime Santos in a Facebook Live hours after the incident happened on 7 a.m. along Alabang Zapote road that day.
"Ito pong si Mark, na-snatchan ng cellphone, pagka-snatch ng cellphone niyang Oppo, na nagkakahalagang P10,000, siya po ay nakipagbuno sa snatcher na may dala-dalang motor," Santos said.
"Noong naagaw po ang cellphone niya, tumakbo 'yung snatcher habang naagaw naman niya 'yung susi at tinakbo naman niya yung motor ng snatcher."
"Napakapambihirang kaso po nito dahil ito po ay nangyayari lamang sa TikTok," he added while trying to hold back his laughter.
Santos also said that the suspect is from Bacoor City, Cavite which was identified through an ID left in the said motorcycle, "Naiwan po ‘yung ID ng pinaghihinalaan niyang nangi-snatch," the officer noted.
Social media users immediately lauded how snappy Mark was during the incident and for having the initiative to turn-over the motorcycle to the authorities.
"Nang dahil sa Tiktok, Presence of mind! Good job. Kailangan laging listo. Snappy, Mark Russel Zapata," one user commented.
"Ang galing [naman] niya po. Ginaya nya yung sa tiktok. Buti nlang marunong [siya] mag-motor."
"Pambihirang kaso nga po yan..kudos sayo tapang nyo po..tama yang nagpunta kayo sa police agad at baka kayo mabalikan at makasohan ng carnapping," another user commented.
Others treated the incident as an early Christmas exchange gift.
“Ang kulit, abonado pa ‘yung snatcher.”
“Malapit na kasi Pasko kaya nag-exchange gift na sila,” a user also said.
As of writing, the recorded video has more than 6.2 million views, 72,000 reactions and more than 12,000 comments.