Man suffers 90 per cent burns in suicide attempt

Iskandar Puteri police chief Supt Noor Hashim Mohamad said the police, when informed on the incident about 5.30 pm , went to the scene and found a plastic bottle containing petrol.

The victim, in his 30s and clad only in shorts, was found lying at the scene with 90 per cent burns on the body, he told a media conference here today.

He said the victim was sent to Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) and warded at the Intensive Care Unit.

Following the incident, Noor Hashim said a man, in his 70s, had claimed that the victim was his son.

"The victim is said to be a divorcee and used to be a mental patient," he added.

In another development, Noor Hashim said police arrested a 22-year-old man last Sunday in connection with a lorry theft.

He said the man was arrested after police found a suspicious lorry left in a housing area in Bandar Baru Kangkar Pulai and checks found that the vehicle had been reported missing at Taman Pulai Flora, Kangkar Pulai.