PETALING JAYA: Former national and Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) skipper Safiq Rahim became the third footballer to be attacked within a week last night.
Safiq, who was driving a Honda City Hatchback car along Jalan Sri Gelam here, was approached by two men on a motorcycle, one of whom used a hammer to break his rear windscreen.
According to a police report lodged by Safiq at the Larkin police station here, the incident happened at about 10.05pm yesterday after he had collected some belongings at the JDT training centre in Sri Gelam.
He said two men on a motorcycle came close to his car and that one of them took out a hammer and hammered his windscreen, causing it to crack.
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“Soon after, both left the place and since the rear windscreen was broken, I lodged a police report,” he said.
Last Sunday, national striker Faisal Halim was splashed with acid by two assailants at a shopping mall in Kota Damansara, Selangor. He suffered fourth-degree burns which required surgery at a private hospital.
Last Thursday, national player Muhammad Akhyar Abdul Rashid who is now with Terengganu FC was attacked and robbed by two unknown assailants in Kuala Terengganu.
Akhyar was hit with a blunt object and suffered injuries to his head and body.
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