KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- A 17-year-old boy allegedly slashed his father’s back and left arm with a knife in an incident at their home in Batu 4, Jalan Gombak here at about 6.10 pm on Monday.
It is understood that the teenager became enraged after his father reprimanded him for not going to school.
Wangsa Maju police chief ACP Mohamad Lazim Ismail said police received a report on the incident at 6.42 pm the same day.
“The 47-year-old victim sustained injuries to his back and left arm caused by knife slashes. The incident is believed to have stemmed from a misunderstanding,” he said in a statement today.
He said the victim received treatment at Kuala Lumpur Hospital, while the suspect has been arrested and remanded until tomorrow (Nov 20) to assist investigations under Sections 324 and 506 of the Penal Code.
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