Police Investigate Video Of Suspected Abandoned Boy Falling While Chasing Car On Highway
The boy sustained injuries to his left arm.
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The police are investigating a video showing a boy falling after clinging to a moving car in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan
In the one-minute dashcam footage, the boy can be seen standing beside an adult near a white vehicle parked along the North-South Expressway near the Nilai toll plaza.
As the boy walked towards the front passenger seat, the adult got into the driver's seat and drove off.
The boy then appeared to run alongside the moving car while holding onto it before falling to the ground shortly after.
A photo shared by the dashcam owner, Mia, shows the boy with bleeding injuries to his left arm.
Mia added that the boy's father later walked back to the scene following the incident.
"The ambulance arrived to pick up the child.
"His father walked back to the scene. I don't know why he didn't return to the scene with his vehicle," said Mia.
Nilai police chief Supt Johari Yahya received a police report about the incident at 11pm last night, 9 November
According to the New Straits Times, Johari said the police are trying to contact the dashcam owner to record her statement.
"Based on statements uploaded by the dashcam owner on social media, the child's guardian was believed to have walked back to retrieve him, as the location was far from a U-turn.
"However, this information has yet to be verified and requires the statement of the dashcam owner, as well as tracing the guardian and the child involved," he said.
The case is currently being probed under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 for alleged child neglect or acts that may endanger a child's safety.
If convicted, the suspect can be jailed up to 10 years, fine up to RM20,000, or both.
The video of the incident can be found below. View discretion is advised:
