Police have arrested a man to assist in the investigation over a viral video showing a baby being fed with an alcoholic drink on social media yesterday, believed to have taken place at a flat in Teluk Bahang, Penang.
Southwest District police chief Supt Kamarul Rizal Jenal said the 19-year-old man was arrested in Teluk Bahang at 1.30pm yesterday, after police received a report on the viral video.
“Police received a report on a 30-second viral video showing a man giving a canned drink, believed to be beer, to a baby on social media today. This caught the attention of the public.
"Following this, police conducted an investigation and detained the man who is the father of the baby to assist in the investigation," Kamarul Rizal said in a statement.
He said the five-month-old baby boy was sent to the hospital for further examination and was reported to be in good health.
Kamarul Rizal said the investigation found that the suspect had 14 previous criminal records and was also a person under surveillance.
He said the man would be remanded and the case was being investigated under Section 31 (1) (a) of the Child Act 2001 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
A video showing a man giving a canned drink, with a label believed to be an alcoholic drink, to the baby went viral on social media yesterday, sparking public outrage. Also heard in the video was a woman's voice.
- Bernama
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