JOHOR BARU: A 45-year-old blacksmith is expected to be brought to a Magistrate’s Court here on Monday (Feb 17) for attacking another man with a meat cleaver.
Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said the victim, a 43-year-old unemployed man, had received medical attention at Hospital Sultanah Aminah for his head injuries as a result of the drunken brawl, which took place in Jalan Meldrum here last Tuesday (Feb 11) afternoon.
“The victim is recovering well. He was hospitalised and discharged a day later.
“Meanwhile, the suspect is expected to be charged in court on Monday,” he said in a statement on Sunday (Feb 16).
It was previously reported that the argument between the two intoxicated men near Jalan Meldrum in the city centre here escalated into violence when the suspect attacked the other with a meat cleaver.
ACP Raub reportedly said that both men were strangers, loitering and drinking at the scene before the incident unfolded.