27-05-2025
3 nabbed after 47-year-old assaulted by girlfriend's ex-husband
Police said the three suspects have criminal records and admitted to being involved in the incident. (Rawpixel pic)
KUALA LUMPUR : Police have arrested three men, including the main suspect, in connection with the assault of a man who was beaten and slashed at the Puchong Intan Apartments in Taman Puchong, near Subang Jaya, last Thursday.
Subang Jaya deputy police chief Fairus Jaafar said the suspects, aged between 30 and 40, were picked up by the police along Jalan USJ 9 at about 3pm today.
'All three have criminal records and admitted to being involved in the incident. They are in custody and a remand application will be submitted at the Shah Alam magistrates' court tomorrow for further investigation,' he said in a statement.
In the 2.15am incident, the victim was said to have been attacked by his girlfriend's former husband and two accomplices.
The police investigation revealed the 47-year-old man had been living with the former wife of one of the suspects.
He sustained injuries to his body and head after being beaten with an iron rod and slashed with a knife, and is reported to be in stable condition after receiving treatment at Sultan Idris Shah Hospital in Serdang.