Foiled rapist flings stepgrandson from 5th floor

KUALA LUMPUR: Enraged at being restrained from raping his stepdaughter, a Nigerian flung his four-year-old stepgrandson out of a window of an apartment in Setapak here early yesterday, killing the child instantly.

The 42-year-old suspect, who is married to a 49-year-old local woman and has a child with her, four stepchildren and a stepgrandson, also jumped out of the unit after throwing the child. He survived the fall but suffered injuries.

Wangsa Maju police chief Supt Rajab Ahad Ismail said police received a distress call about the child who was found dead at a carpark at the Danau Kota apartments at about 8am.

He said police went to the scene and found that the suspect had been detained by the public and security guards of the apartment.

Rajab said police learnt that the suspect had earlier tried to rape one of his stepdaughters who was asleep in the living room. When the suspect’s wife saw this, she went to the victim’s aid and with the help of the other children, tried to stop him.

“The suspect went berserk and started assaulting his wife and the children, including his four-year-old stepgrandson.”

The terrified woman and the children ran out of the apartment unit to seek help from neighbours and security guards.

On seeing them scream for help, the suspect picked up the child and took him into the master bedroom.

“The suspect then flung the child out of the window before jumping out.”

Rajab said paramedics who arrived at the scene pronounced the child dead. The suspect, his wife and the children were sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for treatment.

He said police will seek a remand order on the suspect on Monday and urged those with information to contact the investigation officers, ASP S. Gopal at 012-512 0242 or district CID ASP M. Hussin Sallehuddin Zolkifly at 017-244 6363.