Man held for brandishing cleaver at petrol station
KUALA TERENGGANU: Police arrested a man who allegedly acted aggressively and brandished a meat cleaver at a p-hailing worker at a petrol station on Jalan Pasir Panjang here yesterday afternoon.
In Kuala Terengganu, police apprehended a 55-year-old man who had threatened a petrol station attendant with a meat cleaver. ACP Azli Mohd Noor, the Kuala Terengganu police chief, disclosed the arrest occurred late last night, around 10pm, at the suspect's residence in Kampung Nibung. The motivation behind the incident, according to investigators, was the suspect's frustration as he believed the victim had taken an excessively long time to refuel his motorcycle.
At 4:30pm, while the 26-year-old victim was refueling, the suspect arrived on a Honda Wave motorcycle, immediately shouting at and berating the victim for the perceived delay. Despite the victim's attempts to ignore the suspect, the man seized a meat cleaver from his motorcycle and brandished it, causing the victim to flee in fear.
A urine test confirmed the suspect's positive drug test for methamphetamine. The man had a criminal history of 15 offenses related to drugs, theft, and assault with a dangerous weapon. He has been held in custody for four days, pending further investigation under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation. A 23-second video of the incident went viral on social media.
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