KUALA LUMPUR: A brawl between two families broke out following a misunderstanding over a Ramadan bazaar site.
The incident, initially involving two traders; a male popiah seller and a female watermelon juice seller, occurred at the Taman Medan Ramadan bazaar site in Petaling Jaya near here, yesterday.
Petaling Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Shahrulnizam Jaafar@Ismail said the popiah seller was dissatisfied after the woman was said to have entered his trading area, leading to an argument.
He said the man then became more aggressive by taking a metal rod and hitting the victim, leading to chaos.
"They were then taken to the police station before both parties attempted to settle the matter amicably as they had known each other for a long time.
"However, at 5.30pm yesterday, the man's sons who were still unhappy with the situation proceeded to attack the woman's stepchildren who were trading, resulting in a brawl between the two parties," he said when contacted today.
Following the incident, he said the police officers who arrived at the scene arrested all suspects involved in the brawl, comprising four men and three women, aged between their 20s and 40s.
"All of them have been remanded for two days starting today until tomorrow to assist in the investigation. The case is being investigated under Section 148 of the Penal Code, which is rioting," he said.