Man, 61, allegedly beaten for complaining about partially cooked lemang in Melaka


MELAKA: An elderly man was allegedly beaten up by a roadside stall trader for complaining about a partially cooked lemang on the eve of Hari Raya.

Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Christopher Patit said the 61-year-old retired soldier lodged a report at the Bukit Baru police station on Friday (April 21) after the alleged assault at a lemang stall along Jalan Bukit Beruang Utama in Bukit Beruang, here.

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