Cops nab 2 men for allegedly beating up senior citizen following a crash

Cops nab 2 men for allegedly beating up senior citizen following a crash

Kajang district police chief Zaid Hassan says a video of the 63-year-old man being assaulted went viral yesterday.

According to the police, the senior citizen was beaten up for allegedly driving at a high speed and not stopping at a red light, causing him to hit a school van.
KUALA LUMPUR:
Police arrested two men for allegedly assaulting a senior citizen during a road crash involving three vehicles at a traffic light intersection at Taman Pelangi Semenyih 2 in Kajang, Selangor, last Thursday.

Kajang district police chief Zaid Hassan said theduo, aged 26 and 43, were arrested at about 3.30am today.

He said police arrested them following a report lodged by the 63-year-old driver.

“In the incident, a car driven by the senior citizen crashed into a school van, which was carrying several students. A woman was at the wheel of the van.

“Subsequently, several unknown men approached the senior citizen and two of them beat him up. As a result, he suffered injuries on the abdomen, forehead and body,” Zaid said in a statement.

He said the man was beaten up for allegedly driving at high speed and not stopping at a red light, causing him to hit the school van.

Zaid said the suspects would be remanded until Monday for investigation under Section 323 and Section 506 of the Penal Code.

A 39-second video on the incident went viral yesterday.

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