{"id":392115,"date":"2024-05-08T21:48:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T21:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=392115"},"modified":"2024-05-09T03:08:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T03:08:18","slug":"acid-attack-leaves-football-star-in-critical-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=392115","title":{"rendered":"Acid attack leaves football star in 'critical' condition"},"content":{"rendered":"

A star player for Malaysia's football<\/a> team is in "critical but stable condition" after an acid attack that left him with fourth-degree burns, officials said.<\/p>\n

Malaysian football officials said Faisal Halim's movement and speech had been affected and he would require more surgery.<\/p>\n

On May 5, the 26-year-old was splashed with concentrated sulfuric acid in front of a shopping mall outside the capital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian police reported.<\/p>\n

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Halim, who plays as an attacker for Selangor Football Club as well as Malaysia's national team, was taken to a nearby private hospital in the capital, while still conscious. He had suffered severe burns to his face, neck, shoulders, hands and chest, officials add.<\/p>\n

Specialist doctors on Tuesday concluded that Halim had suffered fourth-degree burns, not second-degree burns as previously thought, said officials from the Football Association of Selangor.<\/p>\n

"Faisal will now undergo at least two more surgeries as determined by doctors. Currently he is still in the ICU and is being closely monitored by specialists," deputy president of the association Shahril Mokhtar told the Bernama national news outlet, adding that Halim's movement and speech had been affected by the attack.<\/p>\n

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"The left side of his body and arm are severely affected, which affects his movement," Mokhtar said. "It's quite bad, he can't really feel his left arm and couldn't communicate clearly after surgery. He's feeling stiff and is unable to talk well."<\/p>\n

Fourth-degree burns are the most serious classification, where the injury has gone through skin and underlying tissue as well as deeper tissue, even as far as the bone.<\/p>\n

Photos of Halim after the attack circulated widely online and left many in shock. He was seen sitting down, covered with a towel, looking stunned \u2013 while surrounded by police officers and medics. Large areas of skin had also peeled off from the side of his arms and torso.<\/p>\n

It is the second violent attack on a Malaysian football player this month. Last week, another national team player, 25-year-old Akhyar Rashid, was attacked by armed robbers at his condominium in downtown Kuala Lumpur after returning from a training session, and suffered a four centimetre gash to his forehead, according to police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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