BALIK PULAU: Police arrested a man who assaulted a female motorist in an incident along Jalan Permatang Damar Lau here on Thursday.
Barat Daya district police chief Kamarul Rizal Jenal said the 32-year-old motorcyclist was arrested yesterday to assist in their probe into the incident.
“Preliminary investigations found that the man was unhappy with the woman who he claimed had caused an accident. This resulted in him hitting her with a helmet.
“The man will be produced in court for remand today and the case is being investigated under Section 324 of the Penal Code,” he said in a statement today.
He also urged members of the public with any information on the incident to contact the Barat Daya district police headquarters at 04-866 2222.
Recently, a 14-second video clip went viral showing a motorcyclist acting violently before hitting a female motorist with a helmet.
In another development, Kamarul said police impounded six motorcycles in an operation conducted under “Op Samseng Jalanan” in Bayan Lepas here early this morning.
“The six motorcycles were impounded under Section 64(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
“Police also issued 133 summonses to motorcycles for various traffic offences in the operation that started at 1am,” he said. - FMT
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