KUALA LUMPUR: Three out of eight fingerprints lifted at the scene of national footballer Faisal Halim's acid attack in Petaling Jaya revealed no matches with National Registration Department (NRD) records.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said police had obtained assistance from the NRD regarding the fingerprints analysed by the forensic team.
"Based on their examination, no matching records were found in the NRD system. It is possible that the fingerprints were not thumbprints.
"However, police are diligently seeking evidence for the investigation into the case," he said when contacted today.
Harian Metro had reported that from the analysis, five out of eight fingerprints found at the scene of the incident could not be identified.
The remaining three fingerprints did not match any records in the police database.
It is possible that the individual in question has never been arrested and does not have any criminal records.
Police on May 19 released a photofit of a masked suspect believed to have splashed acid on Faisal, who is also a Selangor FC player
On May 9, federal police Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Shuhaily Mohd Zain said closed-circuit television camera footage showed Faisal's assailant had touched several surfaces at the scene of the attack.
Faisal suffered acid burns to several parts of his body, including his face, following the attack on May 5.
He has since had several surgeries and is said to be responding well to skin allograft procedures.