Overview

• The incident unfolded at around 1:45pm on August 13 when two helmeted men on a motorcycle followed Rafizi’s wife and son to a Putrajaya mall carpark and one assailant jabbed the boy with a syringe.
• Medical teams at Universiti Putra Malaysia Hospital treated the child and police obtained statements from Rafizi and his family shortly after the attack.
• Officials have yet to disclose what substance was in the syringe or establish a confirmed motive for the assault.
• Rafizi described the episode as a deliberate intimidation tactic targeting him for speaking out and announced plans to enhance his family’s security.
• Malaysian police said they will review CCTV, conduct toxicology tests and interview witnesses as part of an ongoing investigation.