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KUALA
LUMPUR: A self-proclaimed “Imam Mahadi” (Last Messiah) who was shot
dead by the police when he went on a rampage with a samurai sword
outside Complex B of the Prime Minister’s Department yesterday, suffered
from mental illness.
His woman accomplice in the incident, who was also armed with a
samurai sword and butcher’s knife, suffered from similar mental
disorder, said city police today.
The police shot and injured the 28-year-old woman in the right leg.
She was a former student of the International Islamic University
Malaysia.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Mohmad Salleh said the duo, who were
married to others, were believed to have been acquainted with one
another, just last week.
“They had no previous criminal record. Our initial investigations
indicate they might have acted the way they did [going on the rampage]
due to their links to deviant teachings.
“We are investigating whether they were members of a deviant
religious group and are in the midst of tracking down its members. We
have mobilised a special unit to investigate their religious
background,” he added.
Speaking to reporters at the Kuala Lumpur police contingent here
today, Mohmad said investigations revealed that prior to the rampage,
Khalil Afandi and the woman were driven to the premises outside the
Prime Minister’s Department in a vehicle.
In the 2.30pm incident yesterday, Khalil Afandi died on the way to
the Putrajaya Hospital after he was shot in the right hand and abdomen
while the woman sustained a gunshot wound in the leg.
Mohmad said the duo were shot after the armed man trained a samurai
sword at the neck of a policeman before they entered the premises and
began slashing the windscreen of two cars belonging to employees of the
Prime Minister’s Department.
He explained that the police were forced to fire at the duo to
protect themselves from further attacks In this regard, he urged the
public not to politicise the incident.
Khalil Afandi’s body was sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital while the
woman was remanded to facilitate investigations under Section 307, 427
and 506 of the Penal Code and Section 6(1) of the Corrosive and
Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958.
- Bernama
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