Bullet in throat removed

Team of doctors successfully removed the bullet from boy who was shot accidentally by a policeman

IPOH: A medical team specially set up by the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRPB) successfully removed the bullet lodged in the throat of 10-year-old Mohd Amar Mohd Azizi, here today.

State Health, Tourism and Culture Committee chairman Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi said the boy was reported to be in stable condition.

“The operation was a success and Amar is stable.  But he’s not allowed visitors at the moment as he must rest.  We’ll have a press conference tomorrow,” she said today.

HRPB director Dr Raja Lope Ahmad Raja Ariffin said the operation had posed serious risks including the possibility of the boy ending up paralysed or mute.

Amar, a standard 4 pupil from Sekolah Kebangsaan Belanja, Parit was hit by a stray bullet when a policeman was cleaning his Walther P99 automatic weapon in front of a house in Kampung Belanja Kiri, Parit last Monday.

-Bernama