GEORGE TOWN: The owner of a Jalan Penang photo shop was wounded in his hands and back when he was stabbed by a former employee.

       The 62-year-old man was alone in the shop when the 48-year-old assailant approached him at 9.50 am on Thursday (April 21) with an axe and a penknife, said Penang Police chief Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain.

       He told reporters the attacker had been dismissed from work on April 12 and had come to claim his salary of RM1,700 which he claimed had not been paid.

       "A quarrel broke out and the assailant stabbed the owner of the photo shop,” he said, adding that the victim suffered injuries to his hands and back.

       Mohd Shuhaily said a bystander contacted the police who arrived promptly and picked up a suspect.

       He added that the shop owner was taken to the Penang Hospital and the suspect is to be remanded for investigation.