IPOH – Police have arrested a man who allegedly verbally abused and spat at a female employee of a grocery store here after being reprimanded for not complying with the standard operating procedure (SOP) under the conditional movement control order (CMCO).
Ipoh district police chief A. Asmadi Abdul Aziz said police picked up the 47-year-old suspect at 8.45pm yesterday following a report lodged by the victim at 2.50pm yesterday.
The incident occurred at a grocery store in Lahat at 8.40pm on Monday.
“When reprimanded, the customer became verbally abusive, spat at the victim and almost started a fight before he was stopped by other workers,” he said in a statement here today when commenting on video footage of the incident that has since gone viral on social media.
Asmadi said the suspect was detained for 24 hours for investigation before being slapped with a compound for violating SOP.
The suspect, who has three criminal records, admitted he was drunk at the time of the incident, he added.
Saying the case is considered closed, Asmadi advised the public not to share videos of the incident as it could undermine racial harmony. – Bernama, December 2, 2020
