KUCHING: A man suspected to have voluntarily caused hurt to another man at Kampung Gita Laut here was arrested on Sunday.
According to sources, the accused was protecting his wife from being attacked by the victim, when he caused hurt to the victim with a sharp weapon in the 6pm incident.
Earlier, the victim attempted to meet his girlfriend but he was stopped by the accused’s wife, who is his girlfriend’s sister.
“The victim and his girlfriend were said to have man-handled the suspect’s wife by pushing her several times, and the suspect quarrelled with them before a fight broke out.”
“He used a sharp weapon to slash the victim’s head,” the sources said, adding that the incident was heard by their neighbour who rushed to the house to break up the altercation.
It was learnt that a police team went to the house to pick up the suspect around 7pm while the victim was sent to Sarawak General Hospital for treatment.
In a separate incident, two sisters from Sabah lost more than RM10,000 in cash and properties to burglars at their rented house at Taman Hui Sing on Sunday night.
In the 10.40pm incident, another tenant informed one of the sisters that the back door of the house was found forced open.
“The victim and his sister discovered their room had been rummaged through and branded items including jewellery, a watch and laptop were stolen,” sources said.
A police report was lodged and police are investigating.