BEAUFORT: A man assaulted his wife and one-month-old son after he got annoyed with the baby’s crying.
In the 3pm incident yesterday at Kampung Membakut Jaya, the 27-year-old man had also threatened to hang his 23-year-old wife.
The woman then lodged a police report the same day and was referred to the district hospital for injuries to her cheek.
District police chief Deputy Superintendent Yusoff Zaki Mat Yaacob said the incident occurred after the man became angry when he was unable to sleep due to the crying.
“The suspect had beaten the child when the wife tried to stop him. The suspect went on a rampage and slapped the wife and threatened to kill and also hang her,” he said when contacted today, adding the woman left the house after the incident.
The case is being investigated under Section 323 of Penal Code for causing injuries and Section 506 for Criminal Intimidation.-NST