Bouncer loses car while helping drunk woman

He leaves her in car to retrieve wallet in club, then returns to find car gone

THE woman was dead drunk, so part-time bouncer Sahifizad Yusof thought he would drive her to a police post.

GOOD DEED: Mr Sahifizad spotted the woman alone in the club and decided to help her. TNP PICTURE: KUA CHEE SIONG

Little did he know the deed would cost him his car.

The 28-year-old sales manager said his car was stolen on 14Jun at Clarke Quay after he left the woman in it for a short time.

Mr Sahifizad works as a part-time bouncer for different clubs. That night, he was working for a club at Clarke Quay for the first time.

Around 3.45am, Mr Sahifizad noticed a woman who looked to be in her 20s alone inside the club.

'She appeared very drunk and I could tell from the way she smelt that she had been drinking a lot,' Mr Sahifizad told The New Paper.

'She then threw up. She also broke a statue that belonged to the club.'

With the help of the floor manager, Mr Sahifizad took her outside.

But 15 minutes later, the woman staggered back into the club, Mr Sahifizad said.

This time, he decided to put her in a taxi.

No address, no IC

But when he asked her for her address, it appeared that she could not recollect it. He then asked her for her identity card to check for her home address.

But the woman said she did not have her wallet with her. He also noticed that she was barefoot.

So he decided to drive her to the police post nearby.

'She asked if I could go back to the club to get her wallet,' Mr Sahifizad said.

'I agreed. I told her she would have to wait for me in my car, and she said okay.'

He then helped her to the back seat of his yellow Hyundai Getz, which was parked near Hotel Novotel, a two-minute walk from the club.

He left the car key in the ignition and the air-conditioning running.

After locking the car doors from the outside with a separate remote key, Mr Sahifizad returned to the club.

'I also wanted to get a colleague to come with us in the car in case I get accused of having inappropriate intentions on the woman,' he added.

But he could not find the woman's belongings.

When he returned to where the car was parked 10 minutes later, he found it missing. The woman was also nowhere to be found.

Mr Sahifizad: 'I walked around looking for my car and, after about five minutes, I saw a few police officers and told them what happened.

'They said they sent out a message asking their colleagues to look out for my car. They also took my statement.'

A police spokesman confirmed that they received a call on 14Jun at 4.40am about a stolen vehicle at Tan Tye Place near Clarke Quay. Investigations are ongoing.

Mr Sahifizad said his handphone, wallet, identity card, CashCards and clothes were in the car.

He said his car, which he bought for $56,000, is about five years old.

'I treat the car like my wife,' the bachelor said. 'It has sentimental value.

'I just want my car back.'