The Star, Thursday March 1, 2012
It’s not the serial splasher
KAJANG: The serial corrosive liquid splasher is not the culprit in the case of a woman in her 20s who was attacked.
Sources said Saturday’s attack was personal in nature and ruled out the possibility that the corrosive liquid splasher who terrorised Klang Valley last year was responsible.
Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Abdul Rashid Wahab said laboratory results revealed the liquid was not acid but a floor cleaning liquid with corrosive properties that could still cause a burning sensation.
“The woman only suffered skin inflammation and the effects are not permanent,” he said.
He said a CCTV nearby a beauty parlour where the woman works in Balakong was out of range.
She was unable to identify the suspect as she was attacked from behind.
In an unrelated case, police believe the liquified petroleum gas (LPG) plant in Semenyih which caught fire and set off 2,000 gas cylinders on Tuesday night was running an illegal racket.
Sources said the plant had been operating without a licence for six weeks and was involved in transferring LPG from domestic-use gas tanks to industrial gas tanks.
“There is a possibility the plant operators were selling government-subsidised LPG to industries and factories,” the sources said, adding that the owner had since gone into hiding.
The area has been cordoned off with a policeman on guard because several gas tanks are still leaking and pose a risk of exploding.
The fire also destroyed two LPG tankers, a car and motorcycle.
Sources said Saturday’s attack was personal in nature and ruled out the possibility that the corrosive liquid splasher who terrorised Klang Valley last year was responsible.
Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Abdul Rashid Wahab said laboratory results revealed the liquid was not acid but a floor cleaning liquid with corrosive properties that could still cause a burning sensation.
“The woman only suffered skin inflammation and the effects are not permanent,” he said.
He said a CCTV nearby a beauty parlour where the woman works in Balakong was out of range.
She was unable to identify the suspect as she was attacked from behind.
In an unrelated case, police believe the liquified petroleum gas (LPG) plant in Semenyih which caught fire and set off 2,000 gas cylinders on Tuesday night was running an illegal racket.
Sources said the plant had been operating without a licence for six weeks and was involved in transferring LPG from domestic-use gas tanks to industrial gas tanks.
“There is a possibility the plant operators were selling government-subsidised LPG to industries and factories,” the sources said, adding that the owner had since gone into hiding.
The area has been cordoned off with a policeman on guard because several gas tanks are still leaking and pose a risk of exploding.
The fire also destroyed two LPG tankers, a car and motorcycle.
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