Man Kills Two Men and Two Others In Stabbing Spree at Gombak and Taman Melati LRT Stations

Man Goes On A Stabbing Spree, 2 Dead

Thursday, 24 October 2013 16:14

KUALA LUMPUR: Two men died while two women were severely injured when a man went on a stabbing spree in Gombak and Taman Melati here this morning. The incidents started about 11.20am when the 26-year-old suspect - a cigarette-van driver and believed to be mentally unstable, stabbed a female grocery shop owner and her female worker, aged 40 and 60, in Gombak. City police CID deputy chief Assistant Commissioner Khairi Ahrasa said the suspect then drove the van to Taman Melati LRT station before he rammed the vehicle into another van transporting mineral water bottles. "The suspect then stabbed the other van's driver three times. The victim died on the spot. "He then continued driving to Jalan Tumbuhan about 200m from the first incident scene, and rammed a Toyota Prius driven by a male youth. The suspect then stabbed the car driver, also killing him at the scene," Khairi said. He said public members managed to apprehend the suspect after a scuffle. Police also seized a 'Rambo' knife used by the suspect in the incidents. The injured victims and the bodies were sent to Kuala Lumpur Hospital for treatment and post-mortem. It was learnt that the suspect was also sent to the same hospital for treatment from injuries during the scuffle with good samaritans who apprehended him. Kuala Lumpur: Dua maut manakala dua cedera ditikam seorang lelaki dipercayai mengalami tekanan jiwa dalam dua kejadian berasingan berhampiran LRT Gombak dan LRT Taman Melati. Dalam kejadian kira-kira jam 11.20 pagi tadi, dua wanita berusia 60 dan 40 tahun iaitu pemilik dan pekerja kedai runcit ditikam suspek berusia 26 tahun yang juga penghantar rokok. Selepas kejadian itu, suspek memandu van rokok berkenaan melarikan diri ke LRT Taman Melati lalu melanggar sebuah van membawa mineral. Berita Harian Online difahamkan, suspek adalah seorang penuntut ajaran sesat dan ketika ditangkap mulutnya membaca sesuatu. Timbalan Ketua Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Kuala Lumpur Asisten Komisioner Khairi Ahrasa, mengesahkan suspek keluar lalu menikam pemandu van berkenaan sebanyak tiga tikaman dan mangsa maut di lokasi kejadian. "Suspek kemudian larikan diri pula ke Jalan Tumbuhan kira-kira 200 meter dari lokasi itu dan melanggar sebuah kereta Toyota Prius yang dipandu remaja lelaki. "Suspek kemudian keluar dan menikam pula pemandu kereta terbabit yang turut maut di tempat kejadian," katanya ketika ditemui dilokasi kejadian. Khairi berkata, orang ramai yang menyedari kejadian itu berusaha menahan suspek menyebabkan berlaku pergelutan dan merampas pisau rambo yang digunakan suspek.