KOTA KINABALU: Police in Ranau are hunting for a man who allegedly assaulted and threatened to kill a teenage boy outside a sundry shop there.
Ranau OCPD Supt Mursalin Mahmud said the 19-year-old victim lodged a police report at about 4pm on Thursday (May 21) after the incident at the shop in Kampung Matupang two days previously.
He said the victim, who was shopping for groceries, was attacked and threatened by the unidentified attacker wearing a helmet.
The incident was recorded in a 34-second video that spread via social media in recent days.
He said preliminary investigations found that the suspect attacked and scolded the victim without provocation.
According to Supt Mursalin, the victim told police that the suspect took out a knuckleduster and threatened him, saying: "Do you want this? It’s been a long time since I killed anyone, do you want to die?"
"After that, the suspect put away the weapon before punching and kicking the victim," Supt Mursalin said, adding that the victim was sent for a medical examination.
The teenager was reported to have suffered lip injuries and bruising on his back and shoulder.
Supt Mursalin urged anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward and assist the investigation.
The probe is being conducted under Section 323 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt and Section 506 for criminal intimidation.
