Security guard killed bank officer - Johor - Malaysia

Bank officer killed after security guard runs amok

posted: Saturday April 18, 2015 MYT 12:00:00 AM 

BY MOHD FARHAAN SHAH

JOHOR BARU: A security guard ran amok in a bank in Taman Molek here and left one bank officer dead and another seriously injured.

The guard was on duty on the first floor of the three-storey bank building located along Jalan Molek 1/11 here at 3.30pm yesterday.

Fateful day: Police carrying the victim’s body out of the bank at Taman Molek in Johor Baru.

He was believed to have had an argument with one of the bank officers.

In a rage, he took out a knife and stabbed the 33-year-old officer on his face and neck, causing him to bleed to death.

He also slashed a female officer.

A witness, known only as Wong, 45, said he was at the ground floor of the bank with his daughter then.

“I wanted to change my daughter’s ATM card when we heard a commotion on the first floor.

“Suddenly, we heard someone screaming and customers running out of the bank and the guard came out holding a blood-stained knife,” he said.

Wong said he quickly pulled his daughter’s hand and ran out together with the rest.

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Seri Alam OCPD Supt Abdul Samad Salleh said two security guards, including the suspect, were on duty then.

“We detained a suspect in his 40s at the scene and recovered a knife from him,” said Supt Abdul Samad.

“The body of the bank officer has been sent to a hospital for post-mortem while the female officer is receiving treatment,” he said.

In Kuala Lumpur later, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Noor Rashid Ibrahim told reporters that the guard was believed to be upset over work related matters.

“He ran amok with a sharp weapon,” he said, adding that the case would be investigated as murder.

Source: The Star Online - Malaysia

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/04/18/Bank-officer-killed-after-security-guard-runs-amok/