Man Remanded for Allegedly Spying on Married Woman in Mosque Toilet

BATU PAHAT: An employee of a toilet bowl manufacturing company has been remanded for four days on suspicion of spying on a woman in a mosque toilet in Ayer Hitam here yesterday.

The remand order against the 29-year-old suspect was granted by Magistrate Aimi Nawwar, effective today, to allow police to complete their investigation.

According to reports, the victim, a woman in her 30s, stopped at the mosque with her husband to use the toilet at about 6.25pm yesterday.

Coincidentally, the suspect also arrived at the mosque at the same time.

When the victim entered the women’s toilet, the suspect was believed to have been loitering outside the toilet area before his actions were noticed by a member of the public who had also stopped at the mosque.

The individual then confronted the suspect.

Closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage also showed the suspect and the victim getting out of their respective vehicles in the mosque’s car park.

Following a police report lodged by the victim, the suspect was arrested to assist in investigations under Section 507A of the Penal Code.

BERITA HARIAN