JDT skipper's car windscreen smashed in third attack on footballers

Former national and Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) skipper Safiq Rahim has become the third national footballer to be attacked in a week last night.

Safiq who was driving a Honda Civic car along Jalan Sri Gelam, Johor Bahru was closed in by two suspects on a motorcycle before one of them used a hammer to break his rear windscreen.

According to a police report lodged by Safiq at the Larkin police station, the incident happened at about 10.05pm yesterday when the footballer was driving his car to JDT’s Training Centre in Sri Gelam and heading to Pantai Lido.

He said two men on a motorcycle came close to his car and one of them struck his windscreen with a hammer, causing it to crack.

“I was shocked and immediately stopped the car. Both of them stopped in front of my car and showed me the hammer. I quickly reversed.

“They left soon after and since the rear windscreen was broken, I lodged a police report,” he said.

On Sunday, two assailants splashed acid on national striker Faisal Halim at a shopping mall in Kota Damansara, Selangor. He suffered fourth-degree burns which required surgery at a private hospital.

Last Thursday, another national player Muhammad Akhyar Abdul Rashid, who is now with Terengganu FC, was attacked and robbed by two unknown individuals in Kuala Terengganu.

He was hit with a blunt object and suffered injuries to his head and body.

- Bernama