Acid attack victim recalls horrific details of incident - An acid attack victim told the High Court that she was jolted awake from her sleep by a...

Acid attack victim recalls horrific details of incident
By EDMUND NGO
edmundngo@thestar.com.my

GEORGE TOWN: An acid attack victim told the High Court that she was jolted awake from her sleep by a burning sensation as though her face, body and feet were on fire.

“I thought it was caused by hot water.

“I tried to open my eyes but I could not see properly.

“I could only see shadows,” said Tan Hui Linn, who was splashed with acid by her father two years ago.

Hui Linn, 19, had earlier told the court that she had gone to sleep after her late mother Chong Swee Lin, 50, returned home around 1am.

Recalling the incident on Oct 24, 2009, she told the court that she also heard her mother cry out:

“Ah Siew, why did you do this to me?,” adding that her mother was referring to her father Tan Teik Swee.

She was testifying in the trial of Teik Swee, 54, a Penang municipal council licensing officer charged with murdering his wife by splashing acid on her in their home at Jalan Batu Lanchang at 3am on Oct 24, 2009.

He is also charged with causing grievous hurt to Hui Linn at the same time and place.

The murder charge under Section 302 of the Penal Code carries a mandatory death sentence, while the second charge under Section 326 of the Penal Code carries a jail term of up to 20 years, a fine or whipping.

Both charges were jointly heard.

When Deputy Public Prosecutor Azhar Mokhtar showed her a copy of a receipt for the purchase of a bottle of acid allegedly by Teik Swee from a chemist on Dec 26, 2007, Hui Linn said she had seen the copy and had tried to search for the bottle before, but in vain.

Cross-examined by counsel R. Dev Chander, she said her parents did not quarrel on the day of the incident.

“My father would spit on to the ground whenever he meets neighbours or anyone else.

“I felt this behaviour and some other things about him were not normal,” she added.

Hearing before Justice Zamani Abdul Rahim continues today.


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