Man told to wear face mask becomes enraged, attacks N Sembilan store worker
A patron at a convenience store in Negeri Sembilan became enraged after being told to put on a face mask and proceeded to attack its worker.
The elderly man was caught on CCTV shouting at a Masbukti outlet worker who had told him to put on a face mask.
The worker backed off and tried to deescalate but the elderly man kept...
A patron at a convenience store in Negeri Sembilan became enraged after being told to put on a face mask and proceeded to attack its worker.
The elderly man was caught on CCTV shouting at a Masbukti outlet worker who had told him to put on a face mask.
The worker backed off and tried to deescalate but the elderly man kept advancing on him and hit him on the head.
The angry patron also grabbed the worker by the collar and pushed him repeatedly.
A copy of the CCTV recording was uploaded on Masbukti's Twitter account with the caption: "Aiya, ask (customer) to wear (a) mask but we end up getting beaten.
"Pity our staff, they face all kinds of challenges this Ramadan," it added.
The convenience store chain added that the police was called in to take care of the matter.
Not wearing a face mask in public can land the person a fine of up to RM10,000.
However, those who are fined may appeal to their district health office for a reduction of the fine.
The maximum fine is normally reserved for repeat offenders.
Following the incident, a 50-year-old man was arrested by police in Senawang late on Sunday, Sinar Harian reported.
Seremban police chief Mohd Said Ibrahim said the suspect was arrested at about 10pm to assist in the investigation into the incident that took place at a grocery store in Taipan 2, Senawang.
"The police received a report on the incident from the 22-year-old victim who is also a shop employee at 12.33pm on Sunday.
"A further check in the incident at about 9.20am (Sunday) found that the victim reprimanded the suspect for not wearing a face mask, checking the temperature and also not writing his name on the book provided," he said in a statement.
Commenting further, Mohd Said said the suspect would be taken to the Seremban Court Complex today for remand under Section 506/323 of the Penal Code.
"The suspect will also be compounded for non-compliance with Covid-19's standard operating procedures (SOP) under Act 342 (Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control Act 1988)," he said.
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