Northeast district police chief ACP Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said the 50-year-old man who attacked the guard with a bolt cutter, was investigated for causing hurt using a dangerous weapon.
“We will refer his case to the state Deputy Public Prosecutor for further action,” he said.
In the incident which occurred on Sunday afternoon, the man was seen trying to cut open a wheel clamp on his Mercedes-Benz S-Class at a condominium complex in Bukit Gelugor.
He was later identified by police as a resident of the condo who had his car clamped for parking too long at a drop-off waiting lot.
A security guard filmed the man using a bolt cutter to remove the clamp. When the man saw the 43-year-old guard filming him with his handphone, he confronted him.
The video stopped abruptly with the guard fumbling with his phone and an exchange of words between them.
The guard later lodged a police report claiming he was punched and hit with the cutter. He also sought treatment at the Penang Hospital.