PETALING JAYA: Mickey is no mouse. Instead, he will fight like a lion, says Faisal Halim’s father Abdul Halim Saad.
The father of the acid attack victim now wants his son to stay even more determined and come back stronger.
Opening up to the press four days after the acid attack at a shopping mall in Damansara on May 5, Halim said he has accepted what happened to his son and believes the episode would only make his fourth child out of five stronger.
“I want him to strengthen himself first. I hope he is determined enough to show he can come back even better,” he said.
“Saya reda (I accept it),” he said. “Maybe there is a reason behind it,” he said.
“I just hope that the person who did this act, I hope Allah gives him hidayah (guidance).”
The motive of the attack has not been ascertained but there has been much speculation, with some calling it a hate crime.
Halim, however, asserted that his son does not have enemies.
“I feel he has no enemies because Mickey (as Faisal is called) is a friendly chap. He never hides and runs away from people.
“He is like me. We like to crack jokes and so on but never ever did anything to hurt anyone or make it even personal.”
Faisal underwent his third surgery yesterday and may need one or two more surgeries before he can be out of the intensive care unit (ICU).
He is also not letting the attack keep him down.
“Mickey is recovering fast because of his strong will. He has started to do some basic lower body exercises and is on a soft diet,” said Selangor Football Club (SFC) technical committee chairman Datuk Seri Shahril Mokhtar.
“The club are in touch with the hospital daily and we have also sent our physiotherapist to help him with the exercises.
“We want to ensure his lower body muscles do not deteriorate.
“A player like Faisal needs to be on the move all the time.”
Shahril also confirmed that the club were working with the National Sports Institute to speed up Faisal’s recovery.
