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GEORGE TOWN: Police arrested a man, believed to have assaulted and then pushed his wife out of a car in Jalan Magazine, here, yesterday.
Since then, a video of the incident has gone viral on social media, showing the victim’s leg dangling from the open door of the front passenger seat, and her screams could also be heard on the recording.
The video showed the car stopping at the end of Jalan Lim Chwee Leong, where her husband pushed the victim out of the car and left her on the road.
Northeast District Police Chief Deputy Commissioner Soffian Santong said police had received a report from the 26-year-old woman, who is a factory worker, before detaining a 31-year-old suspect at 12:15 p.m. . M. At Jalan Patani, here.
“In the 7.45 pm incident, the victim was in a Suzuki Swift, driven by her husband (suspect) and while advancing through Jalan magazine, an argument broke out,” he said in a statement, here today.
He said the victim suffered minor injuries to his face and mouth from the suspect’s assault and was assisted by bystanders. The couple has a son.
“The police also seized the car and investigations revealed that the suspect is unemployed and has a criminal record related to drugs. However, it was negative, ”he said.
The man was placed in pretrial detention and the case is being investigated under Section 323 of the Penal Code and Section 18 of the Domestic Violence Act 1997.
