A 12-year-old boy was left dazed after a complete stranger slapped him across the face without warning while he was lining up to buy bread at Pasar Seni recently.
The incident was captured by the store’s CCTV, where it showed the boy being sent flying to the ground due to the force of the slap.
The incident, which was first brought to light by the boy’s brother, later seem to have come to a close after the suspect personally apologised to the boy for the unprovoked assault.
Boy tells his side of the story
Speaking to NST, the boy said he went to purchase some bread at around 1.35pm, where he walked straight to the counter as there was no queue.
“Suddenly, a man who was looking at the goods on display stepped forward and slapped me. I fell down and my head and ear hurt.
“I then asked the man why he slapped me, and he claimed I had cut the queue,” he recounted.
A police report has since been lodged at the Dang Wangi district police headquarters and the boy is currently waiting for his X-ray results after heading to Hospital Kuala Lumpur for treatment.
Police looking for suspect
Meanwhile, police are tracking down the whereabouts of the suspect while they review CCTV footage at the scene, reported MalaysiaGazette.
Dang Wangi district police chief Assistant Commissioner Sazalee Adam said the case is being investigated under Section 323 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt, as well as Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998.
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