2 women nabbed over viral clip on Penang parking dispute
Published on: Friday, August 02, 2024
By: FMT Reporters
The confrontation eventually ended when one of the women left the scene in a car driven by another person.
PETALING JAYA: Police have arrested two women, aged 25 and 38, linked to a viral video depicting their quarrel over a supermarket parking spot in Kepala Batas, Penang.
North Seberang Perai police chief Anuar Abdul Rahman said police made the arrests yesterday after receiving two reports on the incident on July 29 and 30.
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The investigation found that the incident occurred in the parking area of the Sunshine supermarket in Kepala Batas, Penang, he said in a statement today.
The cause of the incident was dissatisfaction over a parking space dispute.
He said the case is being investigated under Section 160 of the Penal Code for affray, Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955 for indecent behaviour in public, and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for the improper use of network facilities.
The police urge the public to maintain order. Anyone with information may contact the investigating officer, Nursyahirah Sarahani, at 04-576 2222 (ext: 2275) or any nearby police station, he added.
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In the 65-second video, a woman wearing a floral blouse is seen taking a picture of the licence plate of the car allegedly belonging to the person filming, accusing her of stealing her parking spot.
The confrontation escalates into a heated argument, with both women shouting at one another before one of them gets into a car driven by another person and leaves the scene.
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