Senior citizen punched after U-turn accident
THE STAR
Terrible ordeal: Khoo after receiving treatment for his injuries at the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital.
MUAR: An elderly driver who made a sudden U-turn ended up with 20 stitches on his lip after he was allegedly punched by another motorist who rammed his car from behind.
Khoo Boon Khang, 75, apparently made the U-turn along Jalan Abdul Rahman when another driver couldn’t stop in time and rammed into his Perodua Viva.
His friend, who declined to be named, said he was passing by the area when he saw Khoo, whose white T-shirt was covered in blood, talking to the other driver at about 9am yesterday.
“I was shocked to see the bloodstains on his shirt and immediately approached him.
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“I initially thought that he was injured during a car accident,” he said.
He added that Khoo was bleeding profusely, and he then took the victim to the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital where he received 20 stitches on his upper lip.
The friend said Khoo was heading towards a workshop to send his car for repairs.
“However, the workshop was closed and he decided to make a U-turn to return home,” he said, adding that he believed this had resulted in the accident.
He claimed that despite Khoo apologising, the other driver, who is believed to be in his 40s, still punched him in the face.
The friend claimed that the attacker later apologised to Khoo and his family. Khoo lodged a police report and has declined to comment on the incident.
When contacted, Muar OCPD Asst Comm Azman Ayob confirmed the case and said it would be investigated for voluntarily causing grievous hurt and criminal intimidation.
“The police have detained a male suspect in his 40s to assist with the investigation,” he said.
Terrible ordeal: Khoo after receiving treatment for his injuries at the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital.
MUAR: An elderly driver who made a sudden U-turn ended up with 20 stitches on his lip after he was allegedly punched by another motorist who rammed his car from behind.
Khoo Boon Khang, 75, apparently made the U-turn along Jalan Abdul Rahman when another driver couldn’t stop in time and rammed into his Perodua Viva.
His friend, who declined to be named, said he was passing by the area when he saw Khoo, whose white T-shirt was covered in blood, talking to the other driver at about 9am yesterday.
“I was shocked to see the bloodstains on his shirt and immediately approached him.
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“I initially thought that he was injured during a car accident,” he said.
He added that Khoo was bleeding profusely, and he then took the victim to the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital where he received 20 stitches on his upper lip.
The friend said Khoo was heading towards a workshop to send his car for repairs.
“However, the workshop was closed and he decided to make a U-turn to return home,” he said, adding that he believed this had resulted in the accident.
He claimed that despite Khoo apologising, the other driver, who is believed to be in his 40s, still punched him in the face.
The friend claimed that the attacker later apologised to Khoo and his family. Khoo lodged a police report and has declined to comment on the incident.
When contacted, Muar OCPD Asst Comm Azman Ayob confirmed the case and said it would be investigated for voluntarily causing grievous hurt and criminal intimidation.
“The police have detained a male suspect in his 40s to assist with the investigation,” he said.
