Malaysian MP offers US$1,200 bounty for arsonist after unprovoked attack on elderly woman
A Malaysian lawmaker is offering a 5,000 ringgit (US$1,200) bounty for the person responsible for an arson attack which left an elderly woman in critical condition in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur. The 62-year-old counter staff suffered 50 per cent burns to her body after an unidentified individual doused her in what police believe was petrol and set her on fire at a lottery shop in Kepong, a…
A Malaysian MP is offering a $1,200 reward for information leading to the arrest of the individual responsible for an arson attack on an elderly woman in Kuala Lumpur. The 62-year-old counter staff suffered 50% burns to her body after the suspect doused her in petrol and set her on fire at a lottery shop in Kepong, a suburb 14km from the city.
Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng stated that the attack was "an act of shocking cruelty" and demanded that the perpetrator be found, arrested, and held accountable by the law. Police have launched a manhunt for the suspect, who they believe was behind an unprovoked and motiveless attack. The victim was taken to a Kuala Lumpur hospital in a critical but stable condition.
Malaysia has witnessed a rise in violent crimes in public spaces over the past year, with numerous cases of brazen shootings and crimes of passion.
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