Cops nab man who was beating victim with steel rod
THE STAR
Thursday, 30 Jan 20204:57 PM MYT
By FARIK ZOLKEPLI
SERDANG: A man was arrested while beating up another man with a steel rod in front of a car showroom in Pusat Bandar Puchong here.
The victim was closing up shop for the day when the assailant attacked him around 5pm on Jan 24.
Serdang OCPD Asst Comm Ismadi Borhan. - BernamaSerdang OCPD Asst Comm Ismadi Borhan said the assailant snatched the victim's bag filled with work documents.
"However, policemen on patrol from the Puchong Jaya police station saw the commotion and intervened.
"They arrested the suspect and another accomplice at the scene," he said on Thursday (Jan 30).
Further investigations led to the arrest of another man in Kuala Lumpur, he added.
"We believe the attack was motivated by business rivalry," he said, adding that the two arrested men have been remanded until Feb 3 and the third until Feb 4.
ACP Ismadi said police were still conducting their probe and would forward the investigation papers to the deputy public prosecutor soon.
Thursday, 30 Jan 20204:57 PM MYT
By FARIK ZOLKEPLI
SERDANG: A man was arrested while beating up another man with a steel rod in front of a car showroom in Pusat Bandar Puchong here.
The victim was closing up shop for the day when the assailant attacked him around 5pm on Jan 24.
Serdang OCPD Asst Comm Ismadi Borhan. - BernamaSerdang OCPD Asst Comm Ismadi Borhan said the assailant snatched the victim's bag filled with work documents."However, policemen on patrol from the Puchong Jaya police station saw the commotion and intervened.
"They arrested the suspect and another accomplice at the scene," he said on Thursday (Jan 30).
Further investigations led to the arrest of another man in Kuala Lumpur, he added.
"We believe the attack was motivated by business rivalry," he said, adding that the two arrested men have been remanded until Feb 3 and the third until Feb 4.
ACP Ismadi said police were still conducting their probe and would forward the investigation papers to the deputy public prosecutor soon.
