KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 -- A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the acid attack on a spa operator in Bachok, Kelantan last Saturday.

According to Berita Harian, Bachok District Police Chief Superintendent Mohamad Ismail Jamaluddin said the 45-year-old man was detained in Kuala Krai last night.

"The suspect is a friend of the woman who was arrested on Monday afternoon. This brings the total number of arrests to two so far.

"He will be brought before the Kota Baru Magistrates' Court this morning for a remand order," he said when contacted by the national daily.

In the incident, which took place last Saturday, 27-year-old spa operator Nor Faziera Muda was splashed with acid by three individuals and had to undergo six hours ...