GEORGE TOWN: A 41-year-old man was arrested for allegedly injuring a woman with a pistol grip on Jalan Kelawai on Sunday (June 1).
George Town OCPD Asst Comm Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the suspect was detained after turning himself in at the George Town police headquarters at around 9.30am on Tuesday (June 3).
"Police also seized a pistol, a magazine and a licence book for possessing weapons/bullets," he said in a statement today.
ACP Abdul Rozak said police received a report from a 28-year-old woman at 5.56pm on June 1, claiming she was assaulted with what was believed to be a pistol grip near Jalan Kelawai at 2.20am the same day.
He said the incident is believed to have been triggered by a road dispute while both the complainant and the suspect were driving through the area.
As a result of the altercation, the complainant sustained serious injuries to her nose and eye.
The case is being investigated under Section 326 of the Penal Code Section 34 of Arms Act 1960.
