Kuantan: A mother and her son were injured after struggling with their domestic helper armed with a knife at their residence in KotaSAS here today. Kuantan district police chief ACP Ashari Abu Samah reported that the incident occurred when a 57-year-old woman, who was upstairs around 8.30 am, was startled by the screams of her 28-year-old son from the ground floor.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, upon going downstairs to investigate, the woman saw her son grappling with the 44-year-old foreign domestic helper in the living room. When she tried to break up the fight, the suspect allegedly swung the knife, hitting the woman on the head. The woman managed to seize the knife, prompting the domestic helper to run towards the kitchen to grab another knife. Another struggle ensued in the kitchen as both victims blocked the suspect.

The woman reportedly took all the knives in the kitchen and threw them outside through a window before calling the emergency line 999 for help. As a result of the incident, the man lost his left thumb and sustained injuries to his head and legs, while his mother suffered wounds to her head and left thumb. Both victims, along with the suspect, who sustained an injury to her left wrist, were taken to Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital for treatment.

Ashari mentioned that police seized six knives and a pair of scissors at the scene. He added that the suspect claimed to be experiencing work-related stress, but the cause of the incident is still under investigation. The domestic helper has been detained to assist in the investigation under Section 326 of the Penal Code.