A man who allegedly raped a teenage girl in Malaysia got the lesson of his life when the furious mother of the victim took matters into her own hands by meting out her own punishment on him.
The mother had tied the 28-year-old man up and caned him on his bare buttocks with a tree branch.
The flogging was filmed , which showed the woman in north east Malaysia paying back the alleged rapist in her own way, but it has since been taken down.
According to reports, the man was hurt so bad he had to go to the hospital for treatment.
Ironically, if he is convicted of raping the 13-year-old girl he is likely to be caned all over again by the authorities as well as receiving a lengthy prison sentence.
Assistant police commissioner Lai Yong Heng said officers had viewed the video and were now trying to identify the mother and a group of people alleged to have helped her tie the man, pull down his pants and thrash his bare buttocks.
‘He received injuries to his body and head and had to go to hospital, while a second man linked to the rape was assaulted by a group of people,’ commissioner Lai told Malaysia’s The Star newspaper.
Now those involved in handing out the punishment to the alleged rapists are also expected to be charged.
‘People should not take the law Into their own hands, even if they believe they have a right to do so,’ said Mr Lai.
The mother used a tree branch to violently strike the man on his bare flesh
Onlookers watched as the woman took her revenge on the man.
Police want the woman and others seen in the footage to surrender themselves before they are arrested
‘We hope that the woman and the others seen in the video will surrender themselves before they are arrested.’
The Star said the teenager had been raped several times by the two suspects in a house in the village of Tawang.
As the police search for the cane-wielding mother, people have taken to social media to defend her actions.
Since the video appeared online, there has been a wave of support from the community backing the woman’s actions
Police have confirmed they have seen the video and are trying to establish the identity of the mother