KUCHING, June 5: A man slapped a baby crocodile on the head to cheat death during an encounter at Kampung Tabuan Melayu here yesterday morning.
According to a local Malay language daily report, Bohri Jali, 56, was repairing his house near a riverbank around 10am.
The man who was not aware of the reptile’s presence was suddenly attacked, which prompted him to slap it on the head, enabling him to escape from the reptile’s jaws.
Bohri sustained several cuts to his chest and received treatment at a nearby clinic following the attack.
Bohri’s daughter, Zairina Bohri, 25, told the press that she was inside the house at the time of the incident and ran outside after she heard her mother, Shamsiah Narawi, screaming: “Amoi, bapak kau kenak serang boyak ya!” (Girl, your father is being attacked by a crocodile!).
This is the third crocodile attack reported in Sarawak within a month.
The first attack happened on May 19, involving a 56-year-old man named Sebarang Bingkok in Kampung Kangka, Jalan Sempadi, Lundu, who was reported missing, and his head was found floating in the river on the same day.
The second attack happened on May 21, involving a seven-year-old boy named Mohd Addami Moktar at Sungai Nyabut, Telaga Air, who was with his grandmother and his sister at the riverbank fetching water before a crocodile attacked him. — DayakDaily
