SUNGAI SIPUT: A 40-year-old mentally unsound man was arrested after slashing his brother's arm with a machete at their home in Kampung Muhibbah Fasa 2B here. Sungai Siput OCPD Superintendent Abd Fatah Abd Rahman said the manhad slashed his 43-year-old brother's left arm and also threatened to hurt their mother during the Sunday noon incident. "We also warned him three times that we would shoot him with a taser before he tried to attack the policemen," he said. Supt Abd Fatah said a policeman then fired the taser gun at the suspect from a 5m distance and subdued him. He has received treatment at the Sungai Siput Hospital here and will be sent to Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta in Tanjung Rambutan for observation," said Supt Abdul Fatah.

Source: The Star October 01, 2017 13:18 UTC