Kepong parang attack: Policeman undergoes surgery to reattach severed hand

GOMBAK: A policeman whose hand was severed in a parang attack at an apartment in Desa Amanpuri, Kepong, is undergoing surgery at Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) in an effort to reattach the severed limb.

Selangor police chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar said the 26-year-old Lance Corporal, who serves with the mobile patrol vehicle unit at the Gombak district police headquarters, was reported to be in stable condition.

He said the victim, who also sustained several injuries to his head and body, was initially taken to Hospital Selayang for emergency treatment before being transferred to HKL for surgery.

"I ask everyone to pray that the hand can be reattached, as he is undergoing surgery at Hospital Kuala Lumpur in an effort to save it," he said at a press conference at Hospital Selayang tonight.

Earlier, the policeman was attacked by a man armed with two parangs who had rushed out of a residential unit at the apartment around 7pm.

The suspect also attacked firefighters and Health Ministry personnel who were at the scene.

The man, believed to be a foreign national, was later spotted near a playground not far from the apartment between 7.30pm and 8pm.

Shazeli said the suspect attacked police again with a parang when officers attempted to detain him.

Police fired several shots in self-defence and to subdue the man. He was injured and officers attempted to take him to hospital for treatment, but he was pronounced dead upon arrival at Hospital Selayang.