Parang-wielding man runs amok, slashes Rakan Cop member in Menglembu

IPOH: A parang-wielding man ran amok and injured a Rakan Cop member at Taman Sri Intan, Menglembu here.

Deputy Ipoh OCPD Supt Abdul Rani Alias said Yeong Wai Ken, 38, was slashed on his right arm when he and four others tried to calm the 28-year-old man down in the 10.40pm incident on Saturday.

Supt Abdul Rani said Yeong had sustained an 8cm-long cut on his arm and was being treated at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital.

"Earlier, the Rakan Cop members had received a call about a man running amok there and proceeded to the area.

"The man was smashing up car windows as the members tried to calm him down," he said.

"The man turned aggressive and charged towards the members before injuring Yeong," he added.

Supt Abdul Rani said the man, who has five previous criminal records, was eventually apprehended by the members and was arrested shortly by the police.

The case will be investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code and Section 6 (1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act.