Johor police arrest suspect in viral dog abuse case

Police have arrested a Bangladeshi man allegedly involved in a dog-hitting incident, which went viral two days ago.

Kulai police chief Tan Seng Lee said authorities became aware of a viral video uploaded by the handler of the UPDATEINFO11 Instagram account. The video showed the incident and attracted widespread attention online.

“A 33-year-old local man lodged a report, and initial investigations revealed that the incident occurred last Monday, at 1.09 pm, in a shophouse area in Senai, Johor,” he said in a statement today.

Following this, the Criminal Investigation Division of the Kulai district police headquarters arrested a 45-year-old Bangladeshi man to assist in the investigation.

The suspect will be brought before the Kulai Magistrate’s Court today for a remand application under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Tan added that the dog is now in a stable condition and is well cared for by the local man.

A 14-second video clip of the incident recently went viral on social media. It shows a man chasing a dog outside a premises and striking it with an unidentified hard object.

- Bernama

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