By M. KUMAR
kumar@thestar.com.my
kumar@thestar.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: The three foreign security guards who were viciously slashed during an unprovoked attack at a Cheras condominium are afraid to go back to work. One of them is even planning to return to Pakistan once he is fit to travel.
They are afraid they might not survive another attack by the three men if they returned to duty.
“I fear for my life and I have a wife to take care of,” said Muhamad Atiq, 26, who has been working at the condominium for about a year.
Speaking in “broken” Bahasa Malaysia, he told The Star yesterday that it was not worth risking his life for the RM1,000 he was paid monthly.
“I can barely move my arms and it is difficult to eat or go to the washroom,” he said. “My wife is flying here (to Malaysia) tonight to take care of me and I want to go home when I leave the hospital.”
Muhamad Atiq, along with two colleagues from Nepal, Krishna Dev, 25, and Pramod, 30, are being treated at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC) for injuries sustained in the attack at the guard house of Vistaria Residency condominium at 7.30am on Saturday.
However, Krishna and Pramod cannot afford to leave the country yet.
“My family depends on my salary, so I have to go back and work there despite my fears,” said Pramod.
Both men hoped the police would catch the assailants soon so they could then carry out their duties without fearing for their safety.
According to resident association chairman Bruce Tan, 31, this was the second attack on the guards in the past month.
“The previous attack was not so serious. They only punched a guard and broke the window,” he said.
No one knows the reason behind the attacks as the assailants left as quickly as they appeared.
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