2024 Faisal Halim acid attack
| 2024 Faisal Halim Acid Attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia |
| Date | 5 May 2024 |
Attack type | Acid attack |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 1 (Faisal Halim) |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
On May 5, 2024, Malaysian football player Faisal Halim was attacked with acid at a shopping mall in Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya.[1]
Background
Faisal Halim acid attack comes after another Malaysian football player Akhyar Rashid was injured after being attacked by 2 robbers.[2]
Acid Attack
The attack happened on May 5, 2024, Faisal Halim was at a shopping mall in Kota Damansara when he was attacked. Police were informed at 5:51pm.[1] A CCTV footage shows black shirt and hat waiting behind a black car while watching Faisal walk towards his car, the man in the black shirt quickly splashes acid on him multiple times. The suspect then fled with another man, who was waiting with a motorcycle not far from the scene of the incident.[3]
Aftermath
Faisal Halim suffered burns to his neck, shoulder, hands and chest.[4] He later underwent 4 surgeries in a private hospital.[5]
Investigation
The police released a photofit of the suspect.[6] The police later found 5 of the 8 fingerprints on the scene to be incomplete.[7] As of June 11, 2024, the police has yet to establish a motive for the attack.[8]
Reaction
The Selangor State Legislative Assembly passed a motion condemning the attack put forward by Abbas Salimi Azmi.[9]
Selangor FC, Faisal Halim club, condemned the attack and subsequently withdrawal from the 2024 Piala Sumbangsih.[10] They were subsequently fined RM100,000 of their actions.[11]
The Sultan of Selangor, Sharafuddin, condemned the attack and was angered when Selangor FC was fined RM100,000 after their subsequently withdrawal from the 2024 Piala Sumbangsih.[12][11]
References
- ^ a b "Malaysian national footballer Faisal Halim suffers burns after acid attack". The Strait Times. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Malaysian soccer star 'responding well' to surgery following acid attack". The Japan Times. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "CCTV footage showing alleged acid attack on Faisal Halim goes viral". New Strait Times. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Malaysia footballer leaves intensive care after acid-attack: official". RTL. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Police yet to establish motive for acid attack on Faisal Halim". Malay Mail. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "No to violence: Police release photofit of Faisal Halim acid attack suspect". The Star. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Faisal Halim acid attack: Five of eight fingerprints found at scene incomplete, says IGP". Malay Mail. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Police yet to establish motive for acid attack on Faisal Halim". Malay Mail. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Assembly passes emergency proposal condemning acid attack on Faisal Halim". Selangor Journal. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Charity Shield match cancelled after Selangor FC withdrawal". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ a b ""Inhumane" – Sultan Selangor Tells M'sian Football League Who Fined Selangor FC RM100k for Quiting Match". World of Buzz. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Selangor Sultan condemns acid attack on footballer Faisal Halim". World of Buzz. Retrieved July 13, 2024.