Cop Sustains Injuries After Being Attacked By Man At Mutiara Rini Police Station

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Jan 19 (Bernama) -- A police officer sustained bruises to his right eye and shoulder, and suffered a swelling on his left leg after being attacked by a man at the Mutiara Rini police station here yesterday.

Iskandar Puteri district police chief ACP M Kumarasan said the suspect, aged 22, threw a motorcycle rim at and punched the face of the officer on duty at the complaints counter.

He said his team received information about the incident at about 3.40 pm, and the suspect was apprehended after a struggle with the police.

“As a result of the incident, the officer who was attacked sustained bruises on his right eye and shoulder, as well as a swelling on his left leg.

“The review found that the suspect has no prior criminal record. The man, who appeared to be mentally unstable, has been referred to the Sultanah Aminah Hospital here for further examination and treatment," he said in a statement today.

Kumarasan said that a crossbody bag, containing a knife and a motorcycle rim, was seized.

The case is being investigated under Section 353 of the Penal Code, Section 90 of the Police Act 1967, and Section 6(1) of the Corrosive, Explosive and Dangerous Weapons Act 1958.

-- BERNAMA