Crime & Courts

Police record statements from seven in religious school stabbing case

KUALA LUMPUR: The police have recorded statements from seven individuals, including a headmaster, following an attack by two women and a man at a religious primary school in Kelana Jaya.

Petaling Jaya district police chief Assistant Commissioner Shahrulnizam Ja'afar said the headmaster recorded his statement at the district police headquarters to provide his statement after being discharged from the hospital.

He added that another victim was still receiving treatment at Shah Alam Hospital.

"To date, seven individuals have come forward to give their statements regarding this case.

"A closed-circuit television recording from a nearby house also showed a car leaving the scene after the incident," he said in a statement today.

Shahrulnizam said the police were tracking a suspect who escaped and were still investigating the motive behind the incident.

Yesterday, two women, including a teacher, were stabbed near a surau and a religious primary school in Kelana Jaya.

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Shahrulnizam said a manhunt is on for the suspect, believed to be a local man.

One woman suffered injuries to her stomach and head, while the teacher sustained a severe wound on her left arm. Both victims were sent to Shah Alam Hospital for treatment.

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