E-hailing driver remanded 7 days after lottery shop assistant set ablaze

A 59-year-old e-hailing driver has been held for seven days without bail following an attack on a lottery shop assistant. The victim, a 62-year-old woman, was set ablaze outside the lottery outlet on August 9 after being doused with a liquid believed to be petrol. Police seized several items, including a bottle suspected to contain petrol, a motorcycle, a crash helmet, and a shirt during their investigation.

The case is being treated as voluntarily causing grievous hurt through the use of dangerous weapons or means. According to police, the suspect and the victim were acquainted, though not close friends. Fadil Marsus, the Kuala Lumpur police chief, suggested the motive may have stemmed from dissatisfaction with lottery numbers received from the woman.

The suspect, who has no prior criminal record, remains in police custody. The victim has suffered burns to approximately 50% of her body and is currently in an induced coma for further treatment.