The security guard who was assaulted while on duty at the swimming pool of a condominium in Ipoh, Perak, in an incident that occurred in December last year has died on Friday due to a lung infection.

Perak police chief Mior Faridalthrash Wahid said the incident, which was captured in CCTV recordings and has gone viral again recently, happened on Dec 29 and the police had opened an investigation under Section 326 of the Penal Code.

"The suspect had also...