POLICE have arrested a 45-year-old Chinese national after a viral video showed his 12-year-old son clinging to the rear door of a moving car before falling onto the road near the Nilai Toll Plaza.
Nilai district police chief Superintendent Johari Yahya said the suspect was arrested at a residence in Jalan Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, at about 12.15pm today.
Police also seized a white Perodua Axia believed to have been involved in the incident.
Johari said investigations revealed that the suspect had allegedly ordered his eldest son out of the car following an argument with his younger sibling while the family was travelling from Cheras to Bagan Lalang beach in Selangor at about 1pm yesterday.
"During the journey, the victim, who is his eldest son aged 12, argued with his second child, causing him to become angry before stopping the car by the roadside, ordering the victim to get out and scolding him at the scene," he said in a statement today.
The suspect subsequently drove off, leaving the boy by the roadside, purportedly to teach him a lesson and prevent him from repeating the behaviour.
Johari said the suspect claimed he later saw the boy fall onto the road, prompting him to turn back, retrieve his son and take him to a private clinic in Bandar Baru Nilai for treatment.
Police received a report after a video lasting about a minute, showing the boy clinging to the rear door of a car before falling onto the road, went viral on social media.
The case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001. - November 10, 2026
