August 5, 2025 | 06:58 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - An Indonesian man in Malaysia passed away in custody after grappling with the police during his arrest for causing a commotion and acting aggressively. The incident took place in Taman Bukit Jambul on Saturday, August 2, 2025.
The acting chief of Penang police, Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin, said based on the autopsy results, the Indonesian citizen died of a heart attack. It is believed that he was an undocumented immigrant lacking valid travel documents.
“Based on our investigation, at about 6.20pm on Saturday, police received a public complaint about a man behaving violently and wielding an iron rod at Block D, Taman Bukit Jambul," Mohd Alwi was quoted as saying by Malay Mail.
“A police team was immediately dispatched to the scene, but upon arrival, the officers were attacked by the suspect, who acted aggressively, punching one of the policemen several times in the face and the back of the head, and attempting to seize his firearm," he told reporters at a drug destruction ceremony conducted by the state police here today.
He added that people present during the incident helped the police to subdue the man, who was then taken to the Sungai Nibong Police Station.
Mohd Alwi said the man suddenly collapsed while at the police station and was rushed to Penang Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Based on the autopsy results, the cause of death was heart attack, and the case has been classified as a sudden death report (SDR). “We received two police reports related to the incident, one involving the suspect smashing a resident’s car window with an iron rod, and the other involving a break-in at the resident’s flat unit," said Mohd Alwi.
The previous actions, he said, were committed by the Indonesian man before his "violent outburst." Fearing their safety, residents contacted the police after witnessing the man behaving uncontrollably and aggressively.
He said further investigation is underway to identify the man. The public was not aware of the man's identity as he did not have any identification documents.
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