Malaysian footballer Faisal Halim is in ICU with fourth-degree burns and needs more surgery

PETALING JAYA – Despite undergoing a four-hour procedure following an acid attack, footballer Faisal Halim may require further surgery due to the severity of his injuries.

Selangor Football Association vice-president Shahril Mokhtar said the Malaysia national team winger and Selangor FC player underwent an initial procedure on the night of the attack on May 5, but would need at least a second one. operation.

Mr. Faisal is now being treated for fourth-degree burns instead of second-degree burns, which he was previously diagnosed with.

Datuk Seri Shahril said: “We met him at the first hospital. He could speak, but only in a low, soft voice.

“The club then transferred him to our hospital panel, which said he needed another operation due to the condition of his skin.

“At about noon on Monday, we were told he had fourth-degree burns, not second-degree burns.”

Shahril added that Faisal’s condition was stable but not good.

“It is too bad. He can’t feel his left arm. There will be a second surgery or even more,” she said.

He added that Mr Faisal is now unable to communicate clearly after surgery and will be in the intensive care unit for 10 days.

“He feels stiff, unable to speak properly,” Shahril said, adding that the player, affectionately known as “Mickey,” will need to be hospitalized for at least three to four weeks.

Mr Faisal was doused with acid at a shopping mall in Kota Damansara in Petaling Jaya. A man in his 20s has been arrested and the motive for the attack is still unknown.

On May 2, national team winger and Terengganu player Akhyar Rashid was attacked and robbed near his residence in Kuala Terengganu. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK