Police probe viral video of man allegedly assaulting woman in Kota Tinggi
KOTA TINGGI: Police have opened an investigation paper following a video that went viral on social media showing a man allegedly assaulting a woman at Felda Kledang, Gugusan Adela.
KOTA TINGGI: Police have launched an investigation following the viral video that showed a man allegedly assaulting a woman at Felda Kledang, Gugusan Adela. Superintendent Yusof Othman of the district police confirmed they detected the video after it was uploaded by Facebook user Sam Lim at 9.30am today. The 44-second video depicted the man pushing and kicking the woman.
A local woman, who also recorded the incident, made a police report. As a result, an investigation was opened under Section 323 of the Penal Code. Police are also investigating under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. The superintendent urged anyone with information about the incident to come forward and cooperate with the police to help complete the investigation.
In the video, the man can be seen shouting at the woman and using profane language while assaulting her. Several individuals, believed to be family members, were seen trying to stop and calm him down.
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