Infant boy seriously hurt in monkey attack 12 Jan 2021 / 13:39 H. Picture used is for illustration purposes only
BUTTERWORTH: A 50-day-old baby was seriously injured after being bitten by a monkey at the family residence in Kampung Manggis, Sungai Puyu last Saturday.
North Seberang Perai district police chief ACP Noorzainy Mohd Noor said at the time of the incident at 2.15pm, the baby boy was sleeping in the living room while his mother was in the kitchen.
“Upon hearing his cries, the infant’s mother rushed into the living room and found the floor covered with blood.
“A male monkey was seen next to the baby before it fled,” he told Bernama yesterday.
BUTTERWORTH: A monkey was shot dead some 45 hours after it brutally attacked an infant who is now in serious but stable condition.
North Seberang Prai OCPD Asst Comm Noorzainy Mohd Noor said the monkey, believed to be a long-tailed macaque, was killed in a joint operation by the police and the Wildlife and National Parks Department.
The monkey had earlier bitten 50-day-old Muhammad Isyraffie Daniyal Annur Rosmadi, who was sleeping in the living hall of his house in Kampung Manggis, Sungai Puyu here.
“We killed the monkey at 11.30am today (yesterday) after locating it in the vicinity where the attack took place, ” ACP Noorzainy said.