Malaysia acid-attack footballer needs further surgery
The Peninsula
Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian national team footballer who was the victim of an acid attack remained in an intensive care unit Tuesday with fourth degree...
Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian national team footballer who was the victim of an acid attack remained in an intensive care unit Tuesday with fourth-degree burns that will require more surgery, local media reported.
Faisal Halim suffered burns on the neck, shoulder, hands and chest in Petaling Jaya district outside the capital Kuala Lumpur over the weekend.
Nicknamed "Mickey", the 26-year-old plays on the right wing for Selangor Football Club and Malaysia.
"After the first surgery, the specialist doctors found that it was not second-degree burns but fourth-degree burns," Football Association of Selangor deputy president Shahril Mokhtar was quoted as saying by national news agency Bernama.
"Based on the assessment, Faisal will undergo at least two more surgeries as determined by the doctors.
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