GOMBAK: A foreigner died after he by chance struck himself in the thigh with the sickle he was utilizing in an attempted robbery.
The sufferer he attacked additionally died whereas receiving remedy on the Sungai Buloh Hospital a number of hours later.
Gombak OCPD Asst Comm Zainal Mohamed Mohamed mentioned the incident occurred at 8.08am on Sunday (July 3).
“We obtained data {that a} man was mendacity immobile and lined in blood at Taman Perindustrian Kepong,” he mentioned.
“Investigations on the scene led to the physique of a 50-year-old foreigner mendacity on the bottom with a sickle in his proper hand,” added ACP Zainal in a press release.
He mentioned additional investigations revealed a 48-year-old native man additionally suffered accidents and was despatched to the Sungai Buloh Hospital.
ACP Zainal mentioned that the investigation revealed that the foreigner had approached the sufferer at a store there and struck up dialog earlier than brandishing the sickle and slashing him a number of instances
“The sufferer grabbed a plastic chair to defend himself and the sickle by chance struck the suspect’s left thigh,” he mentioned, including that the suspect ran out of the store and collapsed on the street about 36m from the scene of the preliminary assault.
He mentioned medical officers from the Sungai Buloh Hospital confirmed the suspect had died on the scene.
“The sufferer who was rushed to the hospital succumbed to his accidents at round 12.15pm. The case has been labeled as a homicide,” he mentioned.
