Kepong Machete Attack Suspect Overstayed in M’sia Since 2020, Neighbour Says He Was Distressed After GF Left Him

Following the shocking incident on Wednesday (11 November) where a Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) officer had his right wrist severed during a machete attack in Desa Aman Puri, Kepong, new details have emerged regarding the identity and possible motive of the deceased suspect.

According to residents at Pangsapuri Aman Dua, the 32-year-old foreign national had allegedly been suffering from severe emotional distress after his girlfriend left him for another man over a month ago as reported by Kosmo!.

Neighbours noticed erratic behaviour weeks prior

According to Kosmo!, a resident identified as Mohd Aidil Roslan shared that the suspect previously lived together with his girlfriend at the apartment before she moved to an adjacent block with her new partner.

“Before this, we used to see him living with his girlfriend, but the woman later moved to another unit with her new boyfriend. Perhaps that is why he became depressed,” he was quoted as saying by Kosmo!.

Aidil, who lives one floor above the suspect’s unit, added that the man’s behaviour had noticeably deteriorated over the past two weeks. Neighbours frequently heard him shouting and getting into heated arguments with his housemates.

Things reportedly reached a boiling point on the day of the incident when one of the suspect’s friends came over to persuade him to go to the hospital for help, shortly before emergency services arrived at the scene.

Meanwhile, the Immigration Department of Malaysia has confirmed that the 32-year-old suspect was an undocumented migrant who had been overstaying in the country for several years.

Immigration Director-General Datuk Zakaria Shaaban revealed that checks on the suspect’s records showed he previously held a valid student pass from 2015 to 2018. However, his passport expired in 2020, and he had been residing in Malaysia illegally ever since.

“Since then, the man has been in the country illegally,” he said when contacted by Kosmo!.

Injured PDRM officer undergoes successful 8-hour microsurgery

In an update by Kosmo! regarding, Lans Koperal Thierry Rodger anak Pendy, the 26-year-old Lance Corporal who was injured while responding to the disturbance, medical teams at Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) have successfully reattached his severed right wrist.

The intricate procedure took a gruelling eight hours of complex microsurgery to complete yesterday (12 November), following his initial emergency treatment at Selayang Hospital.

To recap, the tragic altercation unfolded at around 7:00 PM on 11 November when police, firefighters, and Ministry of Health (MOH) personnel arrived at the apartment to check on reports of an unstable man causing a commotion.

Upon opening the door, the suspect suddenly lunged out wielding two machetes, slashing the officer’s wrist as well as inflicting injuries to his head and body, as reported by WORLD OF BUZZ.

The suspect subsequently fled the unit and was later tracked down by police near a playground not far from the apartment between 7:30 PM and 8:00 PM. When officers attempted to apprehend him, he charged at them again with a machete, prompting police to open fire in self-defence.

He was rushed to Selayang Hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Stay tuned to WORLD OF BUZZ for more updates!

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