KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested a local man for allegedly causing hurt and threatening a doctor in a road crash in Ampang yesterday.
Ampang Jaya district police chief, Assistant Commissioner Mohamad Farouk Eshak, said that in the incident which occurred at around 10.30am yesterday at the Jalan Kolam Air Lama traffic light intersection, a white Mercedes Benz car driven by the suspect crashed into the rear of a car driven by the 67-year-old doctor.
"After arriving at a nearby petrol station, the suspect stopped his car in front of the doctor's car. He then got out of the car and went to open the doctor's car door.
"The suspect then punched the doctor on the right cheek, as well as pulled the victim's hair and kicked him. The incident was recorded by passers-by and a recording of the incident has gone viral on social media yesterday," he said in a statement today.
Mohamad Farouk said the 27-year-old suspect was arrested at 9.45pm yesterday at the Ampang Jaya District Police Headquarters after giving his statement.
He said the police would seek a remand order for the suspect today to facilitate investigations under Section 323/506 of the Penal Code.
The suspect has no criminal record and he tested negative for drugs. – Bernama