Man seriously injured in parang attack while sleeping with girlfriend

KOTA BARU: A 28-year-old man was seriously injured after being attacked while he was sleeping with his girlfriend at a house in Kampung Bunut Rendang here on Friday (Jan 7).

The victim suffered injuries to his left arm, left shoulder and the back of his body while his left ankle was almost severed in the 2.20pm incident.

Pasir Puteh OCPD Deputy Supt Ediansha Endal said the victim had been sent to the Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital for further treatment.

"After receiving a distress call, a police team was sent to the scene immediately," he told Sinar Harian.

According to DSP Ediansha, witnesses at the scene said they had seen a white car with tinted windows in front of the victim's house just before the incident.

DSP Ediansha said the victim's girlfriend had reported that the couple were sleeping in a room in the house when a man dressed in black, with a face mask and black gloves, came in wielding a parang.

"The man then proceeded to slash and stab the victim. After that, the suspect took the victim's mobile phone and belongings before fleeing," he said.

DSP Ediansha added that the victim had a criminal record with 12 previous narcotics and property offences.

He also said that the victim was still wanted in connection with a burglary case in the district where his fingerprints had been found at the scene.

He said the police were conducting further investigations into the case.