Weapon-wielding mentally ill man causes ruckus on Melaka house roof


MELAKA: The police detained a mentally unstable man who caused a commotion while carrying a machete and a knife on the roof of his rented home in Bukit Tempayan, Tanjung Keling here Monday (Oct 17).

Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Christopher Patit said in the 11.30am incident, the 37-year-old suspect also punched his wife in the eye and scolded his children.

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