A 17-year-old girl, who was stabbed 19 times by her boyfriend in a fit of jealousy, is in critical condition

Stabbed teen fighting for life

KOTA TINGGI: A 17-year-old girl, who was stabbed 19 times by her boyfriend in a fit of jealousy, is in critical condition.

Kota Tinggi deputy OCPD Deputy Supt Muhammad Shamsudin said the teenager, who has been put on the respirator at the Sultan Ismail Hospital’s intensive care unit, was fighting for her life.

He said the girl, said to be 24 weeks’ pregnant, would be transferred to Kuala Lumpur Hospital for further treatment soon.

DSP Muhammad said the boyfriend, who stabbed the girl in front of her 13-year-old sister and two-year-old niece, had no previous criminal record or mental problems.

“Investigations revealed that he was in a rage after suspecting the girl of having an affair with another man,” he said, adding that the 42-year-old man was under remand until Tuesday.

It was reported yesterday that the jobless man had stabbed his lover before splashing acid on her. He later turned himself in at the Ulu Tiram police station.

The girl was stabbed in her buttocks, stomach, back and limbs during the attack at her Kampung Baru Sungai Redan home.

DSP Muhammad said the case was being investigated under Sections 307 and 326 of the Penal Code for attempted murder and causing grievous hurt.

The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry issued a statement yesterday, expressing hope that the police would expedite their investigations.

“We also urge the Attorney-General’s Chambers to recommend the maximum sentence upon prosecution of the perpetrator.”

In an unrelated case, police detained four men, believed to be involved in a luxury car theft syndicate.

The syndicate was believed to have stolen four cars, including a Mercedez-Benz, Lexus and Hyundai Sonata.

DSP Muhammad said one of the men was arrested while driving a stolen car — a Perodua Myvi — near the community college in Bandar Penawar.

“The car was earlier reported stolen in Bukit Jelutong, Selangor. The man later brought us to his three colleagues and the other stolen vehicles,” he said, adding that police were investigating if more people were involved in the syndicate.


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