Weapon wielding mentally ill man causes ruckus on house roof
Police detained a mentally unstable man who caused a commotion while carrying a machete and a knife on the roof of his rented home.
Tue Oct 18 2022
Police nab man who ran amok with scissors, machetes
The police have arrested a man believed to be mentally unstable who ran amok while armed with a pair of scissors and two machetes on a bank of Sungai Pari near his home here last night.
Wed Jul 12 2017
Man goes on rampage at leaning tower of Teluk Intan
A worker at the tower, Isham Ishak, 38, said he heard a noise from the top of the tower about 4pm.
Thu Mar 02 2017
Penang police ask public to stop speculating on shooting incident
State Police chief Datuk Abdul Ghafar Rajab said the shooting was an isolated incident triggered by a mentally unstable person.
Mon Dec 05 2016
A man called police to help his distressed wife. They wound up killing her.
The project found that officers often lack the training to approach mentally unstable people.
Wed Oct 19 2016
Ensure mental health patients take medication on time - Psychiatrist
Families of mental health patients must ensure they take the correct dosage of medication on time to prevent them from acting out of control.
Mon Oct 03 2016
Elderly woman beheaded: Unemployed man charged with grandmother's murder
In the incident, the 19-year-old suspect, who was said to be mentally unstable, apparently beheaded his grandmother with a knife before placing her head at the house entrance.
Thu Aug 18 2016
Man fatally beats up brother for peeing in pants
The 37-year-old victim was reportedly mentally unstable.
Tue May 31 2016
IGP urges Hindus to remain calm over Ipoh temple incident
IGP Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar has urged the Hindu community in Ipoh to remain calm over the incident of a man who ran amok and damaged several deities in a Hindu temple.
Mon Apr 25 2016
Religious school teacher seriously injured in stabbing incident - Police
A religious school teacher was stabbed and slashed by a family member, believed to be mentally unstable.
Tue Feb 09 2016
Israeli Arab named as suspect in Tel Aviv bar shooting
Police in Israel were hunting on Saturday for an Israeli Arab identified as the suspect in Friday's deadly shooting attack on a Tel Aviv bar, a case they described as "complex and unique".
Sun Jan 03 2016
Jealous husband allegedly beats wife to death - Police
The auditor of Malindo Air, Suraiza Hamzah, was found dead in her house at Taman Tun Dr Ismail, believed to have been beaten to death by her husband.
Mon Jul 20 2015
Gunman infatuated with extremism, mentally unstable - Australian PM
Australian PM Tony Abbott called the Sydney siege a "brush with terrorism" and said that the gunman was mentally unstable.
Mon Dec 15 2014
Woman found wandering the streets of Penang naked
A woman, believed to be mentally unstable, was found wandering the streets of Jalan Pondok Upeh in Penang completely naked.
Mon May 19 2014
Police search for mentally unstable youth in Quranic verse-dumping case
Terengganu police are searching for a male youth who was believed to have dumped several copies of the Yasin scriptures on roads.
Sun Mar 30 2014