Police today said the case of a female security guard being bashed up after she barred a visitor from entering a condominium here on Thursday has been resolved amicably, with the guard admitting to having “provoked” the assailants.
Northeast district police chief ACP Anuar Omar said the guard withdrew the police report she had lodged after she and the assailants came to an agreement to settle the matter.
He said the guard had gotten angry and scolded a car driver for refusing to back out from an entrance to the Tanjung Court condominium in Air Itam that was reserved for residents.
“The complainant (guard) admitted to having provoked the suspects when one of them had wanted to enter the condominium,” he said.
“The guard told the driver that he could not enter without an access card. After the driver refused to back out, she got angry and started scolding him.
“Then a few men came over to shove, beat, kick and slap the complainant. She has bruises on her face and arms,” he told reporters today.
Anuar said two suspected assailants were questioned by police and had their statements taken on the night of the incident.
“One of the suspects is a son of the resident of the condominium. He was there to visit his father,” Anuar said.
“After discussions with the guard’s employer, the case was settled in a good way,” he said.
He added that the guard withdrew her report at 1.25am yesterday and was satisfied with receiving a compensation of RM200 from the suspects.
In the 8.30pm incident on the eve of the Chinese new year, which was caught on video that went viral, the 59-year-old guard had refused entry to the car and told the driver to enter using the visitor’s entrance.
The driver got upset and started scolding her.
A resident then came down to berate her, which escalated into a scuffle. A shirtless man was seen throwing her down and punching her continuously.
Two other men also shoved and punched the woman.
The fighting came to an end a few minutes later after a man managed to hold the main assailant back.
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