Man arrested for assaulting teachers who caught son smoking at school


KOTA KINABALU: A father, whose son was sitting for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations, was arrested for allegedly intimidating teachers who caught the boy purportedly smoking in the toilet at a school here on Monday (Jan 29).

Kota Kinabalu OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Zaidi Abdullah said on Tuesday (Jan 30) that they have arrested the father for probe under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation after teachers from the school lodged a police report.

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