ISKANDAR PUTERI, March 18 -- Police will refer the investigation paper on the slapping incident involving a non-Muslim man at a convenience store in a shopping mall in the city to the Deputy Public Prosecutor by this Friday.

Johor police chief Datuk M. Kumar said that investigators had recorded the statement of the suspect, a 65-year-old local man, yesterday to assist in the probe.

"The 21-year-old victim was taken to the hospital for examination, while the suspect and several witnesses, including his son, have had their statements recorded by police. The doctor who treated the victim will also have his statement recorded.

"The investigation paper will be referred to the Deputy Public Prosecutor before Friday," he told reporters at the...