Man assaulting elderly woman in viral video now nabbed

A 26-year-old glamping site operator allegedly assaulted an elderly woman, who is a neighbour in Tanjung Kling and has now been detained by the police while the Melaka Tengah police chief Assistant Commissioner Christopher Patit says the suspect was detained at his home at midnight on Monday. Things got heated during the confrontation and resulted in the man slapping and punching the victim. The victim fell as a result of the attack and was also threatened by the suspect.

Elderly woman

“Police have opened an investigation paper under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation. The case is still under police investigations. “Based on the preliminary investigation, the incident occurred at 1.20pm on Sunday, when the 76-year-old victim confronted the suspect over some open burning near her house, before she was attacked,” he said.

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