TASEK GELUGOR: Police are tracking down four local men to assist in the investigation into a fatal attack on a Myanmar national which led to his death at a restaurant in Taman Sepadu Jaya early Friday morning.
Seberang Perai Utara OCPD ACP Anuar Abdul Rahman said authorities were alerted to the incident at 3.20am by a local man who reported that four unidentified men, armed with machetes, had assaulted a Myanmar worker at the premises.
"Initial investigation found that the suspects who wore caps and face coverings arrived in a dark-coloured car.
"They exited the vehicle and immediately attacked the victim, who was on duty at the restaurant at the time,” he said in a statement on Friday (March 7).
According to ACP Anuar, the victim attempted to flee but was chased and slashed multiple times on the head, arms and body, before collapsing.
All four suspects immediately fled the scene in the same vehicle.
Upon arrival at the scene, medical officers from Kepala Batas Hospital confirmed that the 38-year-old victim had died from severe neck injuries.
"There were slash wounds on his right arm, head and back,” he said, adding that the victim’s body was sent to the hospital's Forensic Department for an autopsy.
The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the investigating officer, ASP Shuheri Abdul Rani at 04-5762222 (ext. 2275) or the nearest police station to assist in the investigation. - Bernama
