SIBU, Aug 3: A 27-year-old man suspected of swinging a machete at a car on Jalan Upper Lanang here has been arrested to assist in a police investigation.
The man was apprehended by members of the Sibu IPD Criminal Investigation Division at 1pm following a police report lodged by the 37-year-old complainant at 10am on the same day.
It was understood that a video of the incident, allegedly showing the suspect driving a Perodua Kancil and brandishing a machete at the complainant’s car, has gone viral on social media.
The incident was believed to have started after the complainant sounded his car horn at the suspect.
Sibu District Police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili, in a media release, confirmed the arrest of the suspect, who will be remanded in at the Sibu courthouse today.
The case is being investigated under Section 506/427 of the Penal Code. — DayakDaily
