“It was my mistake and I regret it”

A few days ago, CCTV footage of a man abusing stray dogs near a veterinary clinic in Taman Impian Emas in Skudai Johor went viral.

In various videos, the man was caught abusing the stray dogs on multiple occasions

such as by throwing a vase at the dogs that take shelter at a stairwell next to

a veterinary clinic, throwing bricks and rocks at the 2 dogs and hitting one of

the strays with a metal rod and setting one of them on fire.His actions had angered

netizens with many condemning him for hurting the animals.Following the backlash and

the police’s investigation into him, a man named Braden Yap has since taken to social

media to admit what he had done was wrong and hoped that the public could give him

a second chance.Meanwhile, Johor Bahru North acting chief Fariz Ammar Abdullah said

a police report regarding the incident had been lodged at 3pm on March 27.

He said the prosecution will be conducted by an officer from the Johor Veterinary Services Department.

The suspect was set to be charged under Section 29 (1) (e) of the Animal Welfare Act 2015

that is punishable by a fine of between RM25,000 and RM100,000 or imprisonment up to 3 years or both upon conviction.