KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — Police arrested three local men yesterday over alleged assaults against an e-hailing driver at Jalan 8/3 Jalan Pandan Perdana, Ampang, last Wednesday (December 27).
Ampang Jaya district police chief ACP Mohd Azam Ismail said the three suspects, aged 25 to 48, were arrested in Ampang and Pandan Indah between 7.30pm and 9pm. A bottle of pepper spray was also seized from the suspects.
In the 12.30am incident, the victim came down from his residence at Jalan 9/10 Pandan Perdana and went to meet one of the suspects at Jalan Pandan 8/3 Pandan Perdana to ask the suspect to apologise for assaulting him earlier.
However, when he arrived at the place, an unknown man who was also at the scene suddenly lunged and tried to strangle him.
The victim left the scene but was followed by the suspect and five other men to a playground area, where he was beaten with an iron rod, kicked, and punched by the suspect.
“The victim sustained injuries to his body and head,” he said in a statement today.
All suspects tested positive for cannabis, while two of them have previous criminal records.
“All three were remanded for four days, starting today, and the case is being investigated under Section 148 of the Penal Code,” Azam said.
— Bernama
