KUALA LUMPUR: Two brutal attacks occurred near the Sri Johor flats here yesterday which resulted in one man being killed and his cousin fighting for his life in the hospital.

In the first incident at 4.30pm, four men arrived at Batu 31/2 in Cheras here and attacked M. Mahendran, 35, with a parang. The victim suffered cuts to his head and chest.

Mahendran was later taken to the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital where he is understood to be in critical condition.

The suspects also abducted his mother and 8-year-old niece, who had witnessed the attack. The mother and niece were taken on a terror ride before the niece was abandoned at an undisclosed location.

Fortunately, a passer-by took her to the nearest police station. The mother was later dropped off at the Cheras police station. She was reported to be unharmed and lodged a police report before being reunited with her niece.
Two hours later at 6.30pm, the same four men are believed to have followed Mahendran's cousin, R. Govindan, 33, while he was on his way back to the Sri Johor flats.

The men, in a Toyota Camry, rammed the back of Govindan's motorcycle, causing him to fall. They then rushed out of the vehicle and began slashing him with a parang.

However, when their car stopped abruptly after ramming Govindan's motorcycle, an off-duty police detective following behind on his motorcycle crashed into the suspects' car.

Upon seeing the brutal attack, he alerted his colleagues before shouting at the suspects to stop their attack.

When they did not heed his warnings, he was forced to open fire. It is understood one of the suspects was hit in the leg while the other three fled.

Govindan succumbed to his injuries while the hurt suspect was taken into custody.