GEORGE TOWN, Nov 10 — Penang police are awaiting further instructions from the Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) on the investigation into an allegation that a state assemblyman injured his wife in an incident on October 31.

Penang Chief Police Officer Datuk Dennis Lim Kwang Keng said the investigation papers were still with the DPP's office for further review.

"The investigation papers are still with the DPP, and police are awaiting further instructions on the case," he told Bernama when contacted tonight for an update on the investigation.

Earlier, police confirmed receiving a report from the assemblyman's wife, who alleged that her husband had injured her at their home here on Oct 31.

Lim was previously reported as saying that police had opened an investigation paper under Section 323 of the Penal Code to investigate the incident. — Bernama