By DayakDaily Team
KABONG, Oct 20: A 34-year-old man has been detained by the police for allegedly assaulting his wife and seven-year-old son at a longhouse in Gerigat on Monday (Oct 19).
According to Saratok district police chief DSP Mathew Manggie, the incident, which occurred at about 8pm, left the 27-year-old woman with bruising to her right eyebrow and her seven-year-old son with bruising to his left eyebrow after the suspect allegedly struck them.
He said the incident stemmed from a misunderstanding between the suspect and his wife.
“The longhouse chief, who witnessed the incident, intervened by pulling the victims away to prevent the situation from escalating.
“Following a police report lodged by the woman at the Kabong police station, a team of officers and personnel from the District Criminal Investigation Division, led by Inspector Henry Muji, managed to arrest the suspect by the roadside along Jalan Gerigat, Kabong, yesterday (Oct 18),” he said in a TVS news report.
He added that the suspect admitted to hitting his wife on the forehead and his son on the eyebrow during the dispute.
“The suspect also claimed that the incident was triggered after his wife scolded him for frequently consuming alcoholic beverages.
“He admitted to having just finished drinking langkau, a traditional alcoholic beverage, with his friends before the incident,” he said.
According to the wife’s statement, the suspect was known to consume alcohol frequently and often assaulted her whenever disputes arose between them.
The couple have been married for eight years and have one son.
Police are investigating the case under Section 323 of the Penal Code, read with Section 18A of the Domestic Violence Act. — DayakDaily
