Police task force to probe acid attacks in KL

Police task force to probe acid attacks in KL

Police officers from Kuala Lumpur and Selangor have formed a task force to gather information and track down the culprits of recent acid attack cases.

CID Director Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Mohd Zinin said Thursday the police were going all-out to nail the culprits and hoped to solve the cases soon.A composite image of one of the suspects was released to the media by KL police.Mohd Bakri dismissed speculation that the attacks were related to the serial acid splasher who had injured several people since March this year."We have strong reasons to believe that these crimes are totally unrelated," he said in a statement.He urged members of the public who have information on the suspects to come forward and assist the police.One of the cases involved a despatch rider who was splashed with liquid believed to be acid at a petrol station in Sungai Besi before being robbed of RM18,000 on July 26.The other incident occurred beside a public toilet near Wisma Bumi Raya in Jalan Raja Laut on Aug 8, where a 27-year-old man was splashed with liquid believed to be acid by one of three youths.Source: Bernama
Published Aug 19 2011