Nilai:Police have detained a 45-year-old Chinese national on suspicions of abandoning his son, leading to a dangerous incident near Nilai Toll Plaza where the boy clung to a moving car before falling.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Nilai district police chief, Superintendent Johari Yahya, reported that the arrest took place at a residence on Jalan Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, around 12.15 pm. The police also seized a white Perodua Axia linked to the incident, which gained widespread attention on social media.
Investigations revealed that the man admitted to the incident, stating that he and his family were traveling from Cheras to Pantai Bagan Lalang, Selangor, via the North South Expressway. During the trip, a dispute between his 12-year-old son and another child led to the father ordering the boy out of the car to discipline him. The son was left by the roadside, but later the father saw the boy fall as he clung to the back of the moving car. The father then returned to retrieve his son and took him to a private clinic in Bandar Baru Nilai for medical attention.
The authorities are investigating the case under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001.