BUKIT MERTAJAM: Four foreign boys aged between nine and 12 have been detained following a criminal intimidation report lodged by a 71-year-old woman in Taman Sri Rambai.

Seberang Prai Tengah district police chief Assistant Commissioner Nik Aminuddin Raja Abdullah said police received the report yesterday over an incident outside the woman's home on Oct 22 at 6pm.

He said the woman had reprimanded a group of children playing at a nearby playground for making excessive noise.

However, she alleged that the group ignored her warning and threw stones and a metal rod at her.