RECENTLY, a video went viral on social media showing two young men fighting with an elderly man in front of a car wash.
It was claimed that the incident, recorded in a 2min 6sec video, took place in Plentong, Johor Baru.
Did this happen as claimed?
VERDICT:
TRUE
JOHOR BARU: Three men, aged between 27 and 60, have been arrested after a fight involving family members in Plentong that went viral on social media.
Seri Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said police detected a video of the incident circulating on Facebook at about 10.10pm on Oct 31.
The video allegedly showed three local men involved in a fight in front of a car wash shop in the area.
“Following the information, police tracked down and arrested all three suspects to assist in investigations,” he said in a statement on Sunday (Nov 1).
ACP Mohd Sohaimi said preliminary investigations found that the suspects were related and the altercation stemmed from a family dispute.
He added that none of the three had any previous criminal records.
ACP Mohd Sohaimi said police have opened an investigation under Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt using a weapon or dangerous object, and Section 160 of the same Act for affray.
“The three suspects have been remanded for three days until this Tuesday (Nov 3) to facilitate investigations,” he said adding that the public should not speculate or spread unverified information about the incident.
