4 cops slashed by parang-
wielding amok
The amok, a man aged 32, was shot after he attacked the policemen and died in hospital.
Kuala Muda police chief Wan Azharuddin Wan Ismail said the amok, aged 32, was shot and died in hospital early this morning.
He said two of the policemen, in their 20s, had been discharged after receiving treatment, while the other two, aged in their 40s and 50s, were reported to be in stable condition.
Wan Azharuddin said the amok swung a parang at the policemen when they tried to arrest him, prompting them to open fire in self-defence.
The man had been found in a locked house at 3pm when the police arrived at the scene. He acted aggressively, swinging the parang, while the police tried to calm him down.
A witness, Soyuti Abdullah, 50, said he was sitting in front of his house when he heard the sound of people fighting. “Then, I saw a man with a parang chasing two cops. I saw the man swinging his long parang and striking one of the policemen before running into his family’s house and locking the door,” he said.
Another witness, Aqif Zamri, 26, said he did not expect the amok to behave as such as the latter had always been a quiet person who rarely mingled with his neighbours.
“We didn’t know he had mental health issues. Although he had been living with his parents here for almost a year, they kept to themselves most of the time.”
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