Machete-wielding man shot dead in Perak after threatening to slash mother


IPOH: A man armed with a machete was shot dead by police after he threatened to slash his mother at their home in Hutan Melintang, Hilir Perak.

Perak police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the 44-year-old labourer, who was under the influence of drugs, was shot in the left shoulder during the incident at about 11.30pm on Tuesday (May 23).

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