Grandma slashes child in a fit - An 80-year-old woman savagely attacked her three-year-old grandchild with a meat cleaver in a fit of anger before...

Grandma slashes child in a fit
By M. KUMAR
kumar@thestar.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR: An 80-year-old woman savagely attacked her three-year-old grandchild with a meat cleaver in a fit of anger before falling to her death from a nearby apartment block.

Police are investigating the motive behind the 11.15am attack at the family’s terrace house in Bandar Baru Ampang yesterday.

The day had started like any other Sunday for a 40-year-old mother of two who was getting ready to send her eldest son, 10, for tuition.

Her husband was asleep.

As she was leaving, she turned to tell her mother-in-law that there was no need to cook as she would be buying food.

The older woman suddenly grabbed the cleaver and started attacking the toddler.

The child’s mother screamed when she saw blood gushing out of her daughter’s head.

According to her police report, upon hearing her screams, her mother-in-law ran out of the house.

Her body was later found on the ground of an apartment building near the family’s home.

Police believe she had jumped to her death. The family rushed the injured girl to Hospital Ampang.

She was then transferred to Hospital Kuala Lumpur.

Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Amiruddin Jamaluddin said the girl’s condition had stabilised.

“We are still trying to figure out the reason behind this attack,” he said yesterday.

Police have opened two investigation papers for this case – under Section 324 of the Penal Code for causing injuries with a weapon and sudden death.

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