Second suspect nabbed in acid attack on Bachok spa owner
District police chief Superintendent Mohamad Ismail Jamaluddin said the 45-year-old man was detained at a rubber factory, the same location where the woman was arrested on Wednesday.
"Police arrested the man at the rubber factory at about 4pm to assist investigations into the case," he said when contacted.
He added that the man is believed to be a friend of the woman who was detained earlier.
Police, he said, are continuing efforts to track down a third suspect, who is also a man.
Ismail said the case is being investigated under Section 326 of the Penal Code.
On Wednesday, police arrested the 38-year-old woman in front of a rubber factory in Kuala Krai.
The arrest was carried out by the Special Investigation Division (D9) of the Kelantan police headquarters, together with the Criminal Investigation Department of the Bachok district police headquarters in a coordinated operation.
The suspect, who works at a rubber factory, has no prior criminal record.
Police also seized a Perodua Myvi, a mobile phone, and a car remote control during the arrest.
In the incident last Saturday, spa operator Nor Faziera Muda, 27, had to undergo a six-hour surgery after being splashed with acid by three individuals.
The victim was at the salon with her young son when she was allegedly assaulted by two women and a man.
She sustained burns to her right hand and legs, and is receiving treatment at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia in Kubang Kerian.
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