KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- The man who was shot dead at the Complex
B compound of the Prime Minister''s Department in Putrajaya yesterday may have
had ''oppositional conduct disorder'', which is a tendency to protest and rebel in
any given situation.
In other words, the person may have been suffering from a disturbed mind,
said International Psychology Centre Sdn Bhd, principal consulting psychologist
Dr Edward Chan.
"Based on my observations of this man''s blog, I found that he had
suspicious, cynical and irrational feelings on matters," he said when contacted
by Bernama here today.
The man may have been mentally disturbed as a child or did not have balanced
nutrition and may have also suffered from substance abuse, he added.
"Often an individual who has this disorder would be moody, easily annoyed
and hot tempered, which can be dangerous to the public as their behaviour can be
beyond control," he said.
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Edward said moral support from family and friends was critical to prevent
such an individual from becoming hostile.
"When there''s support from people close to them, any disturbance experienced
by the individual may be detected early.
"And when there''s early detection of depression and so on, the friends could
refer the individual for professional help like counseling," he said.
In the 2.30 pm incident yesterday, a man known as Khalil Afandi Hamid, 47,
who called himself ''Imam Mahadi'' was shot dead by police when he went on a
samurai sword wielding rampage, outside Complex B of the Prime Minister''s
Department.
A 28-year-old woman, also wielding a similar sword, who accompanied him was
shot on her right leg and is being treated at the Putrajaya Hospital.
Meanwhile, Crime Analyst Kamal Affendi Hashim proposed for police personnel,
including auxiliary police and volunteers, to be provided with insurance
coverage as they were constantly facing danger.
Commenting on the need to tighten security at government officers, Kamal
said," The present level of security is sufficient as it complies with set
standards but there''s room for improvement on the quality of security."
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