Lim Lip Eng posts RM5,000 bounty after woman set alight in brutal Kepong petrol attack

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10 Aug 2026 • 9:06 AM MYT
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PETALING JAYA, Aug 10 — Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng has announced a RM5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect who doused a woman with fuel and set her alight in a brutal attack at Taman Pusat Kepong yesterday.

Lim described the assault as “an act of shocking cruelty” and urged police to hunt down the attacker swiftly.

“The person responsible must be found, arrested and made to face the full force of the law,” he said in a statement today.

He added that the cash reward is being offered for credible information that directly results in the suspect’s arrest, and warned the public not to approach or confront the attacker themselves.

Members of the public with details are urged to contact investigating officer Insp Muhammad Amri Firdaus Jusoh at 010 9198209, the Sentul district police headquarters at 03 40482222, or the nearest police station immediately.

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