playground Jalan Loke Yew flat senior citizen stabs boy
(Picture for representational purposes only). The playground at Pantai Morib, Kuala Langat, Selangor is not open to public during the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO). PIX: HAZROL ZAINAL / MalaysiaGazette / 28 OCTOBER 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR – The senior citizen who stabbed a boy with a knife at the playground near the Jalan loke Yew flat yesterday evening has been arrested by the police.

The Dang Wangi District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Noor Dellhan Yahaya said that the victim, who was stabbed in his tummy and thigh was reported to be in a stable condition.

According to him, the police received a report on the case at about 5.49 pm and upon arriving at the scene, the police were told that the victim had already been rushed to the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital (HUKM) for treatment.

Noor Dellhan Yahaya

Meanwhile, the suspect who is in his 80’s has psychiatric record.

The case is investigated under Section 326 of the Penal Code (Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means). People with information on the case may contact the Dang Wangi IPD at 03-26002222, Kuala Lumpur Police Hotline 03-21159999 or their nearest police station. – MalaysiaGazette