[UPDATED] Personal grudge believed to be motive in Kepong petrol attack

KUALA LUMPUR: A personal vendetta, allegedly over disagreement on lottery numbers, is believed to be the driving force behind a violent petrol attack in Kepong on August 9, according to preliminary investigations by Kuala Lumpur police. The 59-year-old e-hailing driver, who reportedly knew the victim, is said to have doused the 62-year-old woman in petrol and set her ablaze in front of a lottery number forecast outlet.

The suspect, arrested at his Kepong residence more than a week after the incident, also suffered burns to his hands during the attack. The victim, who works as a counter attendant at the outlet, remains in an induced coma, receiving treatment for burns covering approximately 50% of her body. Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng had offered a RM5,000 reward for credible information leading to the arrest of the culprit.