The Digester

Man wanted after video shows attack on pregnant wife outside Melaka karaoke centre

Mar 18th 2026

Melaka police are searching for a 22-year-old after CCTV footage showed him attacking his 20-year-old pregnant wife outside a family karaoke centre in Kota Shahbandar, leaving her with head and cheek injuries.

  • Melaka police are tracking a 22-year-old suspect after CCTV footage of the attack went viral.
  • The 20-year-old victim was assaulted at about 4am on Sunday outside a family karaoke centre in Kota Shahbandar.
  • Footage shows the suspect punching, slapping, pulling the victim's hair and ramming her head with a motorcycle.
  • The victim sustained soft tissue injuries to her head and right cheek and was taken to Hospital Melaka at 4.41am.
  • The victim was taken home to Tanjung Minyak Perdana by her mother, who filed a police report at 1.17am on Monday.
  • State police chief Deputy Commissioner Dzulkhairi Mukhtar confirmed the preliminary investigation and details from the CCTV recordings.