ARRESTS have been made in the case of two female students who were attacked by two men after being catcalled in Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur, on April 21.
One of the women recounted her story in an Instagram post under the username @lucidsoda, explaining her nightmare. She and her friend were initially tailed by the two men, who were riding a motorcycle, before one of the men jumped off and struck her in the back with a large stick, resulting in a visible bruise, along with several other injuries.
She shared several photographs of her injuries, along with an image of the two men on the morotcycle – with the license plate number visible – as well as a photo of the police report she had filed detailing the assault.
Watch the video here.
Days later, Beh Eng Lai, the district police chief of Sentul, verified that Sentul police had managed to apprehend two men, aged 32 and 34, over the incident.
According to Beh, they were caught in the Sri Aman PPR in Jinjang Utara and the Taman Beringin PPR in Jinjang Utara, Kepong. The 32-year-old suspect had two prior criminal records, whereas the 34-year-old suspect had five prior criminal records.
One of the men acknowledged to catcalling and beating the victim with a stick, injuring her on the back.
According to reports, the matter is being probed under Penal Code Sections 393 and 323 for voluntarily inflicting harm and attempting to commit robbery.