- KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Police say they are hunting two suspects who have attacked numerous women with an acid-like liquid while roaming Malaysia’s largest city on a motorcycle.
Kuala Lumpur police official Ku Chin Wah says authorities have stepped up street patrols after receiving reports of 22 such incidents in less than three months.
He says in a statement seen Tuesday that the men typically splash a corrosive chemical liquid on women who are walking alone to public transport stations. Authorities have not determined a motive.
Media reports say the latest victim was hospitalized this past weekend for damaged eyesight and minor face burns.
Other victims included young female students and a mother carrying her baby. Most of them suffered skin irritation.