A man wielding a meat cleaver damaged a police vehicle and three others at a restaurant in Telok Mengkuang before being subdued by officers
PETALING JAYA: Police have arrested a local man after he allegedly ran amok with a meat cleaver and damaged a police vehicle as well as three other vehicles in an incident at a restaurant in Telok Mengkuang.
Kuala Langat police chief Supt Mohd Akmalrizal Radzi said police received information at about 3.30pm on Wednesday regarding a man behaving violently at the premises in Telok Panglima Garang.
A police team was immediately deployed to the scene, where officers found the suspect acting aggressively while armed with a meat cleaver and a rattan stick.
“Initial investigations found that the suspect had damaged items inside a seafood restaurant at Jalan Pandan 2 in Telok Mengkuang, and also damaged three vehicles belonging to the public in the surrounding area,” he said in a statement.
Mohd Akmalrizal said the suspect also turned violent towards police personnel, swinging the weapon at officers and their patrol vehicle, posing a threat to both authorities and the public.
He added that the suspect was detained for further investigation and taken to Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah in Klang for examination.
The case is being investigated under Section 353 of the Penal Code for using criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging his duty, Section 427 for mischief and Section 6(1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958 for possession of an offensive weapon in a public place without lawful authority.
Those with information on the incident have been urged to contact the Kuala Langat district police headquarters operations room at 03-3187 2222 or visit the nearest police station.
