Cops: Three scratch marks found on girl held hostage
BernamaPublished: Jan 25, 2012 5:43 PM | Updated: Jan 25, 2012 5:44 PM
Police have confirmed that the girl who was held hostage in an incident in Kampung Baru on Monday sustained three scratch marks left by the knife used by the suspect.
Dang Wangi police chief ACP Zulkarnain Abdul Rahman said the scratch marks were confirmed by the doctor who examined the girl.
Police have confirmed that the girl who was held hostage in an incident in Kampung Baru on Monday sustained three scratch marks left by the knife used by the suspect.
Dang Wangi police chief ACP Zulkarnain Abdul Rahman said the scratch marks were confirmed by the doctor who examined the girl at Kuala Lumpur Hospital.
“Two of the scratch marks were found on her chest and the other was on her left arm... we believe that the marks were caused by the knife used by the suspect while holding the girl hostage,” he told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.
At present, he said the girl was under treatment and was not allowed to have any visitors.
Meanwhile, Zulkarnain said the four shots fired at the suspects by the police during the incident were apt in a bid to rescue the victim as the suspect was getting more and more aggressive.
“We had to fire the shots because the victim's life was in danger... the shots were fired with the aim to cause injuries to the suspect, but he died at the hospital before the police could conduct an interrogation,” he said.
Zulkarnain said the suspect died between 4.50pm and 4.55pm on the day of the incident and the body was claimed by his cousin at 8pm yesterday.
He said initial investigation found that the suspect, who was unemployed, had seven previous criminal records related to drugs and robbery.
When asked the reasons for the suspect to become aggressive and hold the girl as a hostage, Zulkarnain said further investigation was ongoing and the police were still gathering information from the local residents.
In the incident at 10am on Monday, an unknown and naked 34-year-old man entered the victim’s house, rushed into the kitchen, grabbed a knife and took the girl hostage, who was playing with her cousin and a friend.
It only ended about 4pm when the police were forced to shoot the man, from Sabah, when attempts to talk to him into releasing the girl failed.
Zulkarnain also refuted the allegation made by certain quarters that the suspect had become aggressive because he was mentally challenged.
‘Suspect not mentally challenged’
“We had brought along psychiatric experts during the incident and they had confirmed that the suspect was not mentally challenged... and we do not dismiss the possibility that the suspect was under the influence of drugs.
“The case is being investigated under Section 3 of the Kidnap Act 1961,” he said.
He also advised the public to take extra caution and to lodge immediate report to the authorities when spotting any suspicious individuals in their residential areas.
- Bernama
Dang Wangi police chief ACP Zulkarnain Abdul Rahman said the scratch marks were confirmed by the doctor who examined the girl at Kuala Lumpur Hospital.
“Two of the scratch marks were found on her chest and the other was on her left arm... we believe that the marks were caused by the knife used by the suspect while holding the girl hostage,” he told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.
At present, he said the girl was under treatment and was not allowed to have any visitors.
Meanwhile, Zulkarnain said the four shots fired at the suspects by the police during the incident were apt in a bid to rescue the victim as the suspect was getting more and more aggressive.
“We had to fire the shots because the victim's life was in danger... the shots were fired with the aim to cause injuries to the suspect, but he died at the hospital before the police could conduct an interrogation,” he said.
Zulkarnain said the suspect died between 4.50pm and 4.55pm on the day of the incident and the body was claimed by his cousin at 8pm yesterday.
He said initial investigation found that the suspect, who was unemployed, had seven previous criminal records related to drugs and robbery.
When asked the reasons for the suspect to become aggressive and hold the girl as a hostage, Zulkarnain said further investigation was ongoing and the police were still gathering information from the local residents.
In the incident at 10am on Monday, an unknown and naked 34-year-old man entered the victim’s house, rushed into the kitchen, grabbed a knife and took the girl hostage, who was playing with her cousin and a friend.
It only ended about 4pm when the police were forced to shoot the man, from Sabah, when attempts to talk to him into releasing the girl failed.
Zulkarnain also refuted the allegation made by certain quarters that the suspect had become aggressive because he was mentally challenged.
‘Suspect not mentally challenged’
“We had brought along psychiatric experts during the incident and they had confirmed that the suspect was not mentally challenged... and we do not dismiss the possibility that the suspect was under the influence of drugs.
“The case is being investigated under Section 3 of the Kidnap Act 1961,” he said.
He also advised the public to take extra caution and to lodge immediate report to the authorities when spotting any suspicious individuals in their residential areas.
- Bernama
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