Boy hurt in acid attack on couple

ALOR SETAR: A mother watched in horror as her eight-year-old boy screamed in pain after his face was hit by acid in an attack believed to be intended to harm a couple running a food stall here.

Abdul Hakim Wafi Abdul Razak was buying nasi lemak at the stall in front of his school Sekolah Rendah Islam Islah at about 7am, when suddenly, two men hurled the acid his way, resulting in his suffering 3% burns on his face.