AMPANG: A man has been arrested for threatening to assault and murder a real estate agent at a condominium unit at Ampang Ukay.
The suspect, who was renting an apartment unit there, was locked out and accused the agent of changing the lock.
Ampang Jaya district police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Azam Ismail said they were alerted about the incident that occurred at about 5pm on Thursday.
"Our checks revealed the condominium management had contacted the agent when they encountered a man who could not enter the unit he was renting.
"The agent, who was charged with managing the unit, then went to the unit to meet the man," he said in a statement on Friday.
He said the suspect questioned the agent on why the lock was changed and the agent denied that any lock had been changed.
"The agent asked the suspect to try to unlock the unit again but the suspect failed to unlock it.
"The suspect then accused the agent of locking him out and started behaving aggressively. He threatened to beat and kill the agent," he said, adding that the agent quickly left the scene to avoid escalating the situation.
Azam said police arrested a 35-year-old man at about 2am on Friday in connection with the incident.
"Checks revealed the suspect has a prior record and did not test positive for drugs.
"The motive for the threats was due to the suspect being unhappy that he was locked out of his rented unit," he said, adding that the suspect has been remanded for four days.
He said the case was classified as criminal intimidation.