Malaysian soccer player Faisal Halim is making significant progress in his recovery after getting doused with acid on Sunday.
According to Malaysian national news agency Bernama (h/t Reuters), Selangor football association deputy president Shahril Mokhtar released a positive update on Halim, saying: "I heard this morning he started walking in the room and went to the bathroom by himself. That's a positive development. He wants to go home."
Someone attacked Halim with acid at a shopping mall Sunday, leaving him with fourth-degree burns and impacting both his mobility and his speech.
Halim underwent a three-hour skin allograft surgery Thursday, and while he is still scheduled for another surgery, he is expected to make a full recovery.