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Mother, child get 2-day remand as police probe stray dog operation assault

MUAR: Police have opened two investigation papers into a mother and her child over the assault of a Muar Municipal Council (MPM) enforcement officer during an operation to catch stray dogs.

Mother, child get 2-day remand as police probe stray dog operation assault

Muar police have initiated investigations into a mother and her 52-year-old son following an alleged assault on an enforcement officer during a stray dog operation. According to Muar police chief Assistant Commissioner Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz, the pair, aged 24 and 52, are under investigation for obstructing a public servant and using criminal force against a public servant, both under Section 186 and 353 of the Penal Code respectively.

The incident is said to have taken place at around 5:45 am two days ago in Taman Bintang Emas, Bukit Pasir, when the enforcement officers were engaged in an integrated operation to catch stray dogs. The suspects have been remanded for a two-day period at the Muar Magistrate's Court to aid the ongoing investigations.

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