KOTA KINABALU, Feb. 19 -- Police have arrested a suspect involved in a violent robbery here shown in a video circulating online.

Acting city district police chief superintendent Kalsom Idris said the suspect was detained yesterday following the report lodged on Saturday.

In the video clip being shared on social media, a man is seen attacking a 50-year-old woman in an alley within the city centre.

In the incident said to have occurred 6.30am last Friday, the man hit his victim using a long wooden stick repeatedly.

She sustained injuries to the head and body, and was robbed of around RM5,000, including a smartphone and cash.

Kalsom said the suspect will be investigated under Section 392 and Section 397 of the Penal Code for armed robbe...