KUALA LUMPUR - Pandan MP Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli says there are three possible explanations for the substance injected into his 12-year-old son during an attack on Wednesday.
Speaking at a press conference at the Parliament building on Thursday, he said medical results would only be known within six months, after a series of tests and monitoring.
“Firstly, what was injected could have been either drugs or poison. Secondly, it could have been viral in nature, such as hepatitis, HIV and so on.
“Thirdly, it could have been harmless, like water. That is why my child must undergo the process of identifying the injected liquid over the next few months.
“For the first 24 hours, the priority, apart from blood tests, was to conduct tests to determine whether it was drugs or poison,” he said.
Rafizi revealed that the attack occurred when a man suddenly dragged his son and injected him with a syringe as they were about to get into a car after leaving a shopping centre in Putrajaya at 1.45pm.
He said checks indicated that two men on a motorcycle had followed his wife’s car, suggesting that the attack might have been premeditated.
The former economy minister said his son was in good condition, had been discharged from hospital and had returned to school today.
“Alhamdulillah, my wife and son are doing well. We’ve decided that life must go on. So, those who need to attend school will do so. My wife will take care of the cats and I will carry on with my usual daily routine,” he said.