Chinese national who drove off with son clinging to car nabbed
The suspect allegedly asked his son to alight from the car and drove off, apparently to teach him a lesson after the boy got into an argument with his younger sibling.
A Chinese man in his 40s has been arrested after leaving his 12-year-old son clinging to the back of his car on the side of the road, before continuing his journey. The incident, which went viral on social media, occurred near the Nilai toll plaza in Seremban.
The 45-year-old suspect admitted to the police that he and his family were traveling via the North South Expressway from Pantai Bagan Lalang, Selangor, at around 1pm yesterday. When his eldest son began arguing with his younger sibling, the father stopped the car, ordered his son out, and berated him.
He then drove off, leaving his son stranded on the roadside. The man later returned to retrieve his son and took him to a private clinic in Bandar Baru Nilai. Police seized the white Perodua Axia involved in the incident, which has sparked outrage online. The man is being questioned under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 for child neglect or abandonment.
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