BALIK PULAU: The teacher who slashed his wife at their home in Taman Tunas Muda, Sungai Ara, near here on Aug 27, will be charged for attempted murder at the Balik Pulau Court here on Thursday (Sept 4).
Southwest OCPD Asst Comm Sazalee Adam said the 30-year-old suspect would be charged under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder after his six-day remand ends on Thursday.
In the 6am incident on Wednesday (Sept 3), the suspect allegedly slashed the neck of his 28-year-old wife, who is also a teacher, before injuring himself with a knife in the couple’s bedroom at their home.
The victim’s mother, who heard her daughter’s screams, rushed in to find the woman pinned down. She quickly pulled her daughter off the bed to save her.
ACP Sazalee earlier said that debt problems were believed to have triggered the quarrel before the suspect attacked his wife.
The suspect had reportedly taken a bank loan for stock investment in addition to installment payments for goods purchased through e-commerce platforms.
In a related development, the Penang Social Welfare Department will monitor and provide counselling to the female teacher.
The Penang branch director Rozita Ibrahim said the department's officers had visited the victim’s home after she was discharged from the Penang Hospital, but her family requested that the victim be given space as she was still traumatised.
"The department is committed to providing continuous support, including counselling sessions, once the victim and her family are ready,” she told reporters after officiating the smart solar aquaponics project at the Community-Based Rehabilitation Centre (PPDK) in Teluk Bahang, here on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Penang Education Department director Mohammad Dziauddin Mat Saad said his department would continue to monitor and counsel the teacher to help her recover so that she can return to work.
He added that the school administration is also assisting in managing the teacher’s welfare, including providing special leave if needed, to ensure her recovery progressed smoothly. — Bernama
