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Star: Saturday January 1, 2011

Enraged car owner bashes up six-year-old boy

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Compiled by DHARMENDER SINGH, CHRISTINA TAN and A.RAMAN

A SIX-year-old boy who accidentally spat the food in his mouth from his shophouse which landed on a BMW, spent four days in hospital after the car owner became furious and bashed him, reported Harian Metro.

In the incident which occurred on Sunday, the enraged car owner barged into the boy’s house on seeing his soiled car.

The man, in his 30s, hit Solihin Ramzan repeatedly like a possessed man, says Solihin’s uncle Mohd Amir Salamatula.

Mohd Amir, 43, added that during the incident, the boy’s mother was asleep in her room in the upper level of a shophouse in Jalan Batu Belah, Jalan Ipoh, in Kuala Lumpur.

He said Solihin’s aunt, who was lives nearby, saw the incident and begged the man to stop but he ignored her and continued landing punches on the boy.

“She even offered herself to be beaten instead, but it did not stop the man from beating the boy.

“Only after Solihin vomited blood did the man stop and leave the house,” Mohd Amir said.

He added that the boy was taken to Selayang Hospital where he was admitted for four days when the doctor confirmed that there was a blood clot in his head.

A report was lodged at the Jinjang police station on Dec 26.

Kata Pengetua:

1. Dalam buku "Why People Fail" oleh Siimon Reynolds, mengatakan bahawa kita sering mistaken IQ for EQ. Car owner seperti dalam berita di atas mungkin mempunyai IQ yang tinggi tetapi rendah EQ. Dia kekurangan sosial competence - ia itu sifat empathy.

2. Dalam keadaan kehidupan yang penuh stress sekarang ini (ditambah hutang BMW yang masih banyak!), manusia perlu menguasai EQ. Walau bagaimanapun, kita tidak tahu keadaan sebenar peristiwa di atas. Anggapan saya ialah car owner itu  tidak siuman.