PETALING JAYA: Police are hunting a foreign man suspected of throwing an acidic substance at his girlfriend, leaving her with burn injuries in an incident in PJS4, Petaling Jaya, last Tuesday.
Petaling Jaya district police chief ACP Shamsudin Mamat said the incident was believed to have stemmed from a misunderstanding between the suspect and the victim, a foreign woman in her 20s who works at an eatery.
“The victim is currently receiving treatment at the University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC),” he said in a statement today.
He said several witnesses had had their statements recorded to assist with investigations, which are being conducted under Section 325 of the Penal Code.
