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Kuala Lumpur police have arrested a man suspected of deliberately attacking a 62-year-old woman with petrol and fire at a numbers outlet in Taman Pusat Kepong earlier this month.
A 22-year-old Singaporean has been sentenced to 17 months in jail for striking a knife attack victim with a chair during a fatal brawl. The victim died from stab wounds sustained in the September 2024 Kitchener Road altercation.
A 69-year-old Chinese volunteer mediator has been recognised as a national hero after losing most of his nose while overpowering an attacker threatening a woman's life in April. Despite severe injury, Zeng Fanlin held the suspect until police arrived.