CHUKAI: Police are looking for several people believed to be involved in the assault of a mentally disabled man at the farmers’ market in Padang Astaka Chukai this morning.
Acting Kemaman police chief Wan Muhammad Wan Ja’afar said a complaint was received at 9.30am.
Investigations revealed that a 47-year-old man on a motorcycle accidentally collided into a market stall. “The collision caused items from one of the stalls to topple. Several people at the scene then assaulted the victim,” he said.
The man sustained minor injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment.
Wan Muhammad urged members of the public with information about the incident to contact Kemaman police. “We found a video recording of the incident that has been circulating on social media since this morning,” he added.