Cops: Knife-wielding woman at water music festival charged, to undergo mental health check


KUALA LUMPUR: The woman caught with a knife at the Rain Rave Water Music Festival has been charged in court.

Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Sazalee Adam confirmed this when contacted on Monday (May 4).

He added that the woman was charged under Section 6(1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958.

"She will be sent to Hospital Bahagia as she is suspected to have mental health issues.

"She is currently remanded at the Kajang women’s prison," he said.

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It is learnt that the court has set June 6 for the next case mention.

It was reported earlier that a woman was stopped by members of the public after she was seen carrying a knife during the festival in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday (May 2) night.

In a viral video, a man can be seen restraining and trying to disarm the woman.

Several others, including security personnel, join in to restrain her until police arrive.

 

 

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