The boy that was caught on video attacking a Seize driver with a knife may very well be charged underneath Part 393 of the Penal Code for tried theft, mentioned Kuala Muda district police chief Asst Comm Zaidy Che Hassan.
As reported by The Star, Zaidy mentioned the 65-year-old Seize driver escaped unharmed regardless of being stabbed within the chest by his 13-year-old passenger. “The tip hit the seatbelt as a substitute. By then, the driving force managed to place up a wrestle and seize maintain of the knife. He bit the boy’s hand and the suspect fled the automobile. We recovered a knife measuring 25 cm lengthy within the automobile,” mentioned Zaidy.
He added that previous to the assault, the driving force picked up the boy in Lorong Keladi 12, Taman Keladi to go to Lorong Astana 9/7 in Bandar Seri Astana. Throughout the journey, the boy requested the driving force for RM50 to pay his home lease, to which the driving force mentioned he would drop the boy off on the spot if he didn’t have cash.
The boy refused and requested to be introduced again to Taman Keladi and paid the driving force the fare of RM18. “He then directed the driving force by way of a number of alleys. The driving force ultimately dropped him off and requested an extra cost of RM9. Whereas within the midst of giving him change for an RM20 observe, the boy stabbed him however missed,” mentioned Zaidy.
The boy was arrested from his home at 10pm on the day of the incident (November 27, 2023) following a report lodged by the driving force, and his one-day remand expired yesterday. “Investigations discovered that the boy is the eldest of 4 siblings in a household. He didn’t come from a problematic background. The explanation he acted in such a approach was on account of anger. He was scolded by the driving force and he was making an attempt to get again his cash,” Zaidy mentioned.
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