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2009/03/23
Road bully cuts off hand
By : Lee Shi-Ian
KUALA LUMPUR: A factory operator was brutally assaulted and his right arm hacked off by a group of men following a minor road accident on Friday in Pandan Indah near here.
In the 11pm incident, the victim's car was knocked from the back by another driver. While attempting to negotiate, tempers flared and the other driver was apparently intimidated by the victim's physical build.
"The driver used his mobile phone and contacted several friends for assistance. The 33-year-old victim blamed the driver for the accident and demanded compensation," a police source said.
"A scuffle broke out between both men. In the midst, the driver's friends arrived on the scene and set upon the victim.
"The victim tried to run from the group of about 20 men but was quickly surrounded.
"He attempted to fight his way out but was assaulted with metal rods, sticks, motorcycle helmets and parang."
He was severely beaten, trying to shield himself from blows.
"One of the men also hacked off his right hand," said the source.
It is unclear whether doctors were able to reattach his hand because of the severe damage to his arteries.
A relative lodged a report at the Pandan Indah police station.
Three men in their 20s were arrested in the Pandan Indah area within an hour of the report and it is learnt that they are believed to be the main assailants, including the driver who knocked into the back of the victim's car.
Selangor CID chief Senior Assistant Commissioner II Hasnan Hassan confirmed the incident but declined to elaborate.
2009/03/23
Road bully cuts off hand
By : Lee Shi-Ian
KUALA LUMPUR: A factory operator was brutally assaulted and his right arm hacked off by a group of men following a minor road accident on Friday in Pandan Indah near here.
In the 11pm incident, the victim's car was knocked from the back by another driver. While attempting to negotiate, tempers flared and the other driver was apparently intimidated by the victim's physical build.
"The driver used his mobile phone and contacted several friends for assistance. The 33-year-old victim blamed the driver for the accident and demanded compensation," a police source said.
"A scuffle broke out between both men. In the midst, the driver's friends arrived on the scene and set upon the victim.
"The victim tried to run from the group of about 20 men but was quickly surrounded.
"He attempted to fight his way out but was assaulted with metal rods, sticks, motorcycle helmets and parang."
He was severely beaten, trying to shield himself from blows.
"One of the men also hacked off his right hand," said the source.
It is unclear whether doctors were able to reattach his hand because of the severe damage to his arteries.
A relative lodged a report at the Pandan Indah police station.
Three men in their 20s were arrested in the Pandan Indah area within an hour of the report and it is learnt that they are believed to be the main assailants, including the driver who knocked into the back of the victim's car.
Selangor CID chief Senior Assistant Commissioner II Hasnan Hassan confirmed the incident but declined to elaborate.
