Chinese national who drove off with son clinging to car nabbed

 The suspect allegedly asked his son to alight from the car and drove off, apparently to teach him a lesson after the boy got into an argument with his younger sibling.

Police have also seized the white Perodua Axia involved in the incident which went viral on social media.

SEREMBAN:

Police have arrested a Chinese national who allegedly abandoned his son by the road, leading the boy to cling to the back of their car before falling near the Nilai toll plaza.

Nilai police chief Johari Yahya said the man, 45, was arrested at a residence in Jalan Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, at about 12.15pm. Police also seized a white Perodua Axia involved in the incident which went viral on social media.

“The man admitted to being involved in the incident and said he and his family had gone to Pantai Bagan Lalang, Selangor, via the North South Expressway at about 1pm yesterday.

“During the journey, the 12-year-old boy, his eldest son, angered the man by arguing with his second child. He stopped the car at the roadside, ordered the victim out and scolded him,” he said in a statement.

The man then left the victim by the roadside and continued driving, claiming he wanted to teach his son a lesson so that he would not repeat his actions.

Johari said the suspect claimed to have seen the victim fall onto the road after he continued driving, prompting him to turn back to pick up his son before taking him to a private clinic in Bandar Baru Nilai.

The case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 for child neglect or abandonment. - FMT