Kuala lumpur: Police have arrested a man for snatching and man-handling his ex-girlfriend in the compound of the Ubaidah Mosque at Kampung Melaka Pindah in Alor Gajah here yesterday. Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar stated that the 38-year-old suspect was apprehended by a police team from the Alor Gajah district Criminal Investigation Division at 7 pm on the same day at a house in Jalan Ayer Hitam Lendu, Kampung Ayer Hitam.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, the suspect, who is a pensioner, has two criminal records and eight drug-related records. He has been detained for investigations under Section 363 for kidnapping and Section 326 of the Penal Code for intentionally causing injury using a sharp weapon. In the incident at about 4.30 pm yesterday, a 35-year-old woman was reported to have been abducted and injured by her ex-boyfriend near the mosque. The suspect, brandishing a 25-centimetre knife, forced the woman into his car.
Once inside, the victim was beaten, punched in the head, and stomped on the chest for two to three minutes. The suspect then transferred the victim to another car, his Proton Wira, and drove away with her, holding a samurai sword at her chest. When he stopped for water at a shop in Taman Sutera Indah, Kelamak, the victim sent a WhatsApp message and live location to her ex-husband for help.
Not long after, the suspect stopped at a village house in Alor Gajah before two men, believed to be the victim’s siblings, approached and broke the suspect’s car window, leading to a struggle. The victim then escaped from the car and floored the suspect with a flower pot in the face.
Several minutes later, police and an ambulance arrived, taking the suspect away and sending the victim to Alor Gajah Hospital for treatment. The victim suffered a stab wound to the right triceps muscle and received four stitches. Investigations at the scene included the Forensic Branch of Melaka police headquarters. The motive for the incident is believed to have stemmed from the suspect’s dissatisfaction after the victim refused to reconcile with him when she discovered he had a wife and children.