Man breaks temple furniture in Penang


On a rampage: The man is captured on video destroying temple property at a Taoist temple in Balik Pulau, Penang.

BALIK PULAU: A video footage of a man on a rampage at a temple has left netizens vexed. The grainy clips showed a man shouting “siau lang” (meaning maniac) in Hokkien while destroying furniture at a Taoist temple in Batu Itam, Balik Pulau.

In multiple videos that have since gone viral on social media, the man – carrying a backpack and wearing a yellow long-sleeved shirt and a pair of jeans – went on wrecking spree, destroying the temple furniture in the foyer.

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