Seven teenage girls involved in fight land in lock-up

KOTA KINABALU: A fight among seven teenage girls from two villages landed them in the police lockup.

The students aged between 14 and 17, from Kampung Panji and Kampung Pisang in Lahad Datu, had met up to resolve some misunderstanding on Tuesday.

It was learnt that some girls from Kampung Pisang had accused those from Kampung Panji of being undocumented people who always checked into hotels.

Upset with the accusation, the Kampung Panji girls then called those who had badmouthed them to meet up.

Lahad Datu OCPD Asst Comm Nasri Mansor said after meeting up and getting into a quarrel, the girls started a fight.

He said someone took a video of the scuffle and shared it on Facebook.

“We then arrested seven girls aged between 14 and 17 for investigation for rioting,” he said, adding that no one was seriously injured in the incident.

ACP Nasri said the girls were remanded for two days after their arrest yesterday and urged others involved in the brawl to come forward to help in the investigation.

Videos of several fights in the state have surfaced and gone viral this year.

On Jan 21, a video of a drunken brawl showing a chase involving a few men armed with sticks was circulated on social media.

Five people, in their 20s and 30s, were arrested in connection with the fracas in Keningau district.

On March 1, three Form Five students in Tawau were assaulted by two of their schoolmates following a misunderstanding.

One of the victims was believed to have ridiculed a 17-year-old student. The latter and a 16-year-old friend then went after the student and his friends before punching them.

A video of the ruckus went viral.

The students were questioned by police and sent for counselling.

In early June, three people including a woman were bashed by a group due to a misunderstanding over rent.

A CCTV recording of the incident was leaked and circulated on various social media platforms.

The three – a 33-year-old Pakistani businessman, his 31-year-old local wife and his 42-year-old cousin – had on June 2 met up with their rented apartment’s agent prior to the 1am incident.