Sepang: A video clip that went viral showing a 50-year-old man slapping his wife at a shopping mall in Kota Warisan near here resulted in the man being arrested today. Sepang district police chief ACP Norhizam Bahaman stated that the arrest took place in front of a clinic in Kota Warisan at 10am this morning. The case is currently under investigation under Section 323 of the Penal Code and Section 18 of the Domestic Violence Act 1994. “The man will be brought to court tomorrow for a remand order,” Norhizam said in a statement today.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the media had earlier reported that the man slapped his 35-year-old wife, with his actions being recorded and uploaded live on social media. The 29-second video shows the woman walking out of the mall, and upon reaching the exit, the man suddenly slapped her in public.

On January 26, Norhizam confirmed through a statement that they had received a report lodged by the woman’s younger sibling, who also provided the video clip as evidence of the incident.