Siti Fairrah Asyikin Kamaruddin, the woman caught verbally abusing an elderly man and hitting his car with a steering lock after a fender bender in a viral video, has apologised for her actions.
Apologising on TV3 tonight, the woman who goes by the nickname Kiki also told Star Online that she had apologised to the man immediately after the incident.
"I couldn't think at the time. It was at the spur of the moment. It was a huge mistake on my part.
"After
the incident, we went to the police station in Kuantan and settled
things amicably. I calmed down and immediately apologised to the man."I even met his wife and hugged her. The uncle accepted my apology and told me not to do that anymore," she is quoted as saying.
She, however, denied posting any apologies on her Facebook account, as she had deactivated her account on Tuesday.
As such, she said the account has been "hacked".
Earlier, it was reported that she had apologised on Facebook, and urged all to remove the video for the sake of her "future children".
There
was also a sceen capture of a text message she allegedly received from
police calling her in to give her statement on the Kuantan incident.“Give me strength. I will face this. Ramadan teaches us to not speak ill of our brethren,” she wrote in the caption.
The posts come after netizens flooded her Facebook page with criticism and exposed her identity.
There was also a post saying that her company Kerja Kahwin Sdn Bhd has nothing to do with the action, and that she only made reference to the man’s race as she was once cheated of money by a Chinese person.
Telco jumps in
When told that a simple ‘I am sorry’ is insufficient for what she did, Kiki said: “Sir, if you were in my place, you’d know that sometimes you can’t control your anger. Sorry.”
Meanwhile, telecommunications company Digi Telecommunications has jumped on the bandwagon by offering to pay for damages sustained by both parties.
This is as part of its #30haribaik campaign, which encourages good deeds during Ramadan.“Things might have gotten out of hand but we saw a really patient uncle who showed us the value of empathy.
“”Uncle, if you're reading this, please let us know in the comments below. We'd love to pay for the repairs of your car.
“To the one who was upset, we know it was a tough situation but if you could find it in your heart to forgive, we'll fix yours too,” Digi posted on its Facebook page.
Gastropub The Beer Factory also got in on the action by offering the first 25 Peugeot drivers who flash their car key free beer.
Peugeot, meanwhile said that its vehicles do not require steering locks.
"Peugeot vehicles come with many safety and security features such as transponder immobilizer security, deadlocking and so on - making steering wheel locks rather... redundant!" it quipped on Facebook.
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