Road bully held after video goes viral

GEORGE TOWN: A road bully was detained after a video of him allegedly harassing a motorist and his family at Bayan Indah made its rounds on social media.

The 30-year-old factory operator was nabbed shortly after the 5.30pm incident on Monday near a shopping mall in Bayan Lepas.

In the incident, the victim who was with his wife and children was honked at a few times by a vehicle behind him.

The victim then stopped his car at the roadside, while the alleged road bully stopped in front of him.

The man then alighted from his vehicle and started scolding the victim and his wife.

The suspect also kicked the side mirror of the victim’s car and took away two mobile phones from the victim’s wife as she attempted to snap a photo of the incident.

When the victim’s wife demanded that he return the mobile phones, he started pulling her hair.

At this point, several passers-by intervened and helped calm the situation.

The clip of the incident was widely shared on social media, earning the ire of netizens.

Southwest district police chief ACP A. Anbalagan said the suspect had admitted to the offence and will be remanded to assist in investigations.

He said urine test results of the suspect proved negative and he had no prior criminal record.