PASIR GUDANG: Police from Taman Scientex station here have arrested a mentally ill man after he abducted a seven-year-old pupil who was walking home from school today.
According to Johor police chief Kamarul Zaman Mamat, the arrest was made after police received a phone call from a member of the public who alerted them that a man had been caught after he sped off with the boy on a motorcycle in front of a McDonald’s restaurant in Taman Kota Masai.
Police, who arrived at the scene, arrested the man who was in his mid-20s.
Investigations revealed that the man had tried to persuade the boy to get on his motorcycle when he left his school, Sekolah Agama Taman Scientex.
Police seized the motorcycle and said the man tested positive for methamphetamine.
The case is being investigated under Section 363 of the Penal Code for kidnapping, which is punishable with imprisonment for a term that may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to a fine.
“Johor police would like to advise parents, guardians, and students to be careful so that incidents like this will not happen again,” said Kamarul. - FMT
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