Man shot dead after attacking police with machete
A man was shot dead when he ran amok and attacked the police with a machete in an incident in Jalan Kaki Bukit, Padang Besar yesterday.
Padang Besar district police chief Supt Saifudin Aslin Abbas said a police team was responding to a domestic violence report about 5.30pm at a house there.
“The 55-year-old suspect refused to come out...
A man was shot dead when he ran amok and attacked the police with a machete in an incident in Jalan Kaki Bukit, Padang Besar yesterday.
Padang Besar district police chief Supt Saifudin Aslin Abbas said a police team was responding to a domestic violence report about 5.30pm at a house there.
“The 55-year-old suspect refused to come out, forcing the police to enter the house through the windows. The suspect, who was armed with a machete, acted aggressively and injured a policeman, forcing the police to fire a warning shot.
“However, the suspect continued to act aggressively and this forced the police to fire a second shot (which hit the suspect) in self-defence and to protect the suspect’s children who were at the scene,” he told reporters today.
He said the suspect died at the scene and the body was taken to Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, Alor Setar, Kedah for autopsy.
- Bernama
