KUALA LUMPUR – A couple was injured after being splashed with a liquid believed to be acid while entering the lift at a flat in Batu Caves, Gombak.
Batu Caves acting police chief Noor Ariffin Mohamad Nasir said they received a report about the incident at 3.10am on Tuesday.
He said the incident occurred at 1.27am on the same day.
The victim, a 60-year-old woman, entered the lift with her 37-year-old husband, who is a foreigner, and their 14-year-old son before they were splashed with the liquid by an unknown woman from outside the lift.
“The suspect then ran away. Both victims appealed to the public to be taken to the Selayang Hospital after sustaining injuries to several parts of their bodies. The son was unhurt,” he said in a statement yesterday.
The couple was allowed to go home after treatment.
Noor Ariffin said the incident, recorded on closed-circuit television, went viral on social media.
The case is being investigated under Section 324 of the Penal Code, and police are actively tracking down the suspect.
Those with information about the incident are urged to come forward and contact investigating officer Mohd Nizar Adnan at 013-966-1892 or the Gombak district police headquarters at 03-6126-2222. – Bernama, July 7, 2023
