Boy mauled by monkey may be permanently disabled

MALACCA: A seven-year-old boy mauled and bitten in the hand by a monkey more than a week ago faces permanent disability in his injured limb, his father said.

Businessman Saharudin Abu Samah said the incident happened at a beach fronting a chalet at Tanjung Bidara in Alor Gajah, near here, at about 4.45pm on Jan 14.