Man, 45, leaves son, 12, on M'sia roadside after argument, drives off as boy falls trying to chase car

A 45-year-old father in Malaysia allegedly ordered his son out of the car following an argument and drove off.

The 12-year-old boy was then seen clinging to the back of the car, eventually falling and sustaining injuries.

The man was later arrested by Malaysian police for child endangerment.

Incident

The incident occurred on Nov. 9, according to Malaysian media Sinar Daily.

A clip of the incident taken by another motorist's dashcam showed a white car parked by the side of a busy road, with a man seen speaking to the boy outside the car.

Moments later, the man entered the car while the boy walked to the passenger side, but was unable to open the door.

The car then drove off.

The boy attempted to keep up with the car while still holding onto the back door handle, but soon fell on the road.

He was assisted by a motorcyclist and the motorist who filmed the incident.

According to the video's caption, the incident occurred in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.

Father arrested the next day

The boy's father, reportedly a Chinese national, was arrested in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 10 on suspicion of abandoning his son by the roadside, according to The Star.

The white car he drove was also seized by police.

According to investigators, the man said that he got into an argument with the boy, his eldest son, during a family outing to Selangor.

Angered, he stopped the car by the roadside, ordered the boy out of the car and scolded him.

He then left the scene without his son in order to teach him a lesson, he admitted.

The man also reportedly claimed to have seen the boy fall onto the road and turned back to pick him up before taking him to a clinic, according to the police.

The case is under investigation for alleged abuse, neglect, abandonment or exposure of a child to physical or emotional injury.