BUKIT MERTAJAM, Oct 27 — Police detained four Myanmar boys to assist in investigations into a criminal intimidation case involving an elderly woman in Taman Sri Rambai here, an incident which has also gone viral on social media.
Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) police chief ACP Nik Aminuddin Raja Abdullah said all four children, aged between nine and 12, were detained in separate raids around the area following a police report lodged by the 71-year-old victim yesterday.
“Based on initial investigations, the incident occurred at 6pm on October 22 when the victim reprimanded a group of children playing at a playground near her house for making noise.
“However, the reprimand was ignored before the group allegedly threw stones and an iron rod towards the victim. Although neither object hit the senior citizen, it caused her to feel fearful, leading her to lodge a police report,” he said in a statement today.
