No action has been taken against a security guard who allegedly beat an apartment owner, leaving the latter with a fractured hand and nose.
PETALING JAYA: After being hit by his own security guard, traumatised apartment owner G Sumendran is now wondering why his assailant still walks free around his housing area.
Last Monday, a security guard allegedly assaulted Sumendran with an iron rod as he was entering the apartment premise, leaving the latter with a fractured hand and nose.
“On Oct 22, at around 3pm, I was with my father about to go into my [apartment premise], but the security guard refused to let us enter,” he related the incident at Hindraf’s headquarters here.
“And my father gave the security guard his IC, [but] he refused to take my father’s IC, and he asked for his licence instead,” he said, adding that the security guard did this often to irritate his family.
“I went out of the car to talk to him. He thought I was going to threaten him or something; he took the iron rod and hit me,” he claimed.
Sumendran has been given a medical leave for an entire month following the painful beating, and still wears a cast around his left hand.
According to the medical certificate issued by Hospital Putrajaya, he suffered a “closed fracture of left ulna styloid.”
To make matters worse, Sumendran claimed that the police have not taken action following the report he lodged on that same day over the assault.
As a result, on top of the injuries he suffers, he still encounters his assailant on a daily basis – who, aside from still guarding the area, is also a resident of the apartment.
“My whole family is very traumatised by the experience, we are not able to concentrate on our work,” said Sumendran.
“My son asked me, what if the same incident happened to him, or even my wife?” he said, adding that his assailant recognised his family members.
“My wife calls me every day to ask me where I am, what I am doing, how the children are doing. We are all frightened and traumatised.”
Asked why the security guard targeted his family, Sumendran said he believed it was because his family had refused to pay the “dubious” security company its monthly fees since April this year due to their unsatisfactory services.
He also said the security company, which had been hired by the residents’ association, could not be terminated as its employers mostly comprised apartment residents who would otherwise be unemployed.
And because the security company was not hired by the apartment management, the latter was unwilling to take responsibility over the issue.
“This case doesn’t just involve me; it involves the safety of my family as well as the other residents,” he stressed. “How long can we live in fear?”
Police must take action
Meanwhile, Hindraf leader P Uthayakumar slammed the police for their alleged inaction since the report was lodged over a week ago.
“There has been no action, no prosecution, no arrest. Why? They can’t go around hitting people like this and just get away with it,” he said.
Uthayakumar said he had been receiving many complaints recently over high-handed security guards, and urged the government to take action over it.
“The Home Ministry and the police force should provide compulsory one-week training for security guards outlining what they can and cannot do.
“Houseowners pay a substantial amount to have security guards, yet these guards are usually not even formally trained,” he pointed out.
PETALING JAYA: After being hit by his own security guard, traumatised apartment owner G Sumendran is now wondering why his assailant still walks free around his housing area.Last Monday, a security guard allegedly assaulted Sumendran with an iron rod as he was entering the apartment premise, leaving the latter with a fractured hand and nose.
“On Oct 22, at around 3pm, I was with my father about to go into my [apartment premise], but the security guard refused to let us enter,” he related the incident at Hindraf’s headquarters here.
“And my father gave the security guard his IC, [but] he refused to take my father’s IC, and he asked for his licence instead,” he said, adding that the security guard did this often to irritate his family.
“I went out of the car to talk to him. He thought I was going to threaten him or something; he took the iron rod and hit me,” he claimed.
Sumendran has been given a medical leave for an entire month following the painful beating, and still wears a cast around his left hand.
According to the medical certificate issued by Hospital Putrajaya, he suffered a “closed fracture of left ulna styloid.”
To make matters worse, Sumendran claimed that the police have not taken action following the report he lodged on that same day over the assault.
As a result, on top of the injuries he suffers, he still encounters his assailant on a daily basis – who, aside from still guarding the area, is also a resident of the apartment.
“My whole family is very traumatised by the experience, we are not able to concentrate on our work,” said Sumendran.
“My son asked me, what if the same incident happened to him, or even my wife?” he said, adding that his assailant recognised his family members.
“My wife calls me every day to ask me where I am, what I am doing, how the children are doing. We are all frightened and traumatised.”
Asked why the security guard targeted his family, Sumendran said he believed it was because his family had refused to pay the “dubious” security company its monthly fees since April this year due to their unsatisfactory services.
He also said the security company, which had been hired by the residents’ association, could not be terminated as its employers mostly comprised apartment residents who would otherwise be unemployed.
And because the security company was not hired by the apartment management, the latter was unwilling to take responsibility over the issue.
“This case doesn’t just involve me; it involves the safety of my family as well as the other residents,” he stressed. “How long can we live in fear?”
Police must take action
Meanwhile, Hindraf leader P Uthayakumar slammed the police for their alleged inaction since the report was lodged over a week ago.
Uthayakumar said he had been receiving many complaints recently over high-handed security guards, and urged the government to take action over it.
“The Home Ministry and the police force should provide compulsory one-week training for security guards outlining what they can and cannot do.
“Houseowners pay a substantial amount to have security guards, yet these guards are usually not even formally trained,” he pointed out.
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