KUALA LUMPUR — Police arrested three relatives believed to have assaulted and threatened the boyfriend of one of their family members due to a misunderstanding in Kampung Cheras Baru, here, last Saturday.

Ampang Jaya District Police Chief ACP Khairul Anuar Khalid said all the suspects, aged between 24 and 56, were detained by a team from the Ampang Jaya District Police Headquarters (IPD) Criminal Investigation Division at 4.30pm on the same day.

“In the 1.40am incident, the 22-year-old victim was reported to have sent his girlfriend home in the village before a misunderstanding occurred between the victim and the two older brothers of his girlfriend.

“One of the suspects acted by whipping the victim’s leg with a PVC pipe and punching his face until it bled, causing a fractured nose bone, and he received treatment at the Ampang Hospital.

“The third suspect who is the woman’s uncle, threatened to kill the victim if the complainant went out with the woman again,” he said in a statement today.

Following this, the victim lodged a police report at 4.50am on the same day, before all suspects were detained, and the police also seized a pipe to assist in the investigation.

Khairul Anuar said one of the woman’s brothers has a past criminal record, and all suspects are currently remanded for four days, starting last Sunday until tomorrow, to assist the investigation under Section 325 of the Penal Code.