KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 -- Police have arrested a man suspected of involvement in a slashing attack at a kopitiam in Triang, near Bera in Pahang, on March 29.

Bera district police chief Superintendent Zulkiflee Nazir said the suspect was detained at the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) at about noon yesterday following a public tip-off.

"The suspect is believed to be involved in the slashing incident using a sharp weapon at a kopitiam," he said in a statement today.

The suspect has been remanded for five days until April 9 to assist investigations under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Zulkiflee said the victim remains in Hospital Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (HoSHAS), Temerloh, with serious injuries.

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