“I Don’t Want Revenge”, Says Low Yat Victim Who Was Left Bloodied By The Senseless Mob
Patrick Lim said he was driving home with his friends early Monday morning after supper when they got stuck in the mob gathering near Berjaya Times Square. The aftermath of which left him and his friends bloodied and battered.
Cover image via Kamal Ariffin
In the wee hours of Monday morning, 13 July, at 3.30am, 21-year-old Patrick Lim, who works as a freelance salesman, was driving home along with his friends Max Chu and Vincent Peng, both aged 21, after having supper at a restaurant behind Berjaya Times Square.
He, however, had no idea that a U-turn at the intersection of Jalan Imbi and Jalan Sultan Ismail would lead them into a situation so horribly terrifying, they would know nothing but to feel helpless after being left battered and bloodied in the hands of a senseless mob rioting over the Low Yat Plaza incident from the previous night.
In case you haven't yet already, watch the horror they went through:
As the video above shows, Patrick and both his friends were dragged out of the car he was driving, and a mob that he estimated to number more than 100 descended on them. "People were attacking us with wood planks, motorcycle locks, hammers and helmets and were breaking the windows of the car and jumping up and down on it," Patrick told a press conference today, 15 July.
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Speaking to reporters for the first time since the incident, the former state basketball player, however, said that he holds no grudges
One of the victims showing bruise marks he suffered after he and friends were attacked by a violent mob outside the Low Yat Plaza in Kuala Lumpur early Monday.
Image via Kamal Ariffin
The whole ordeal lasted for about 10 minutes until the police arrived. But by then, the mob was done with them, leaving them battered and bloodied, and robbing Patrick of his handphone and wallet. "I kept silent, I was shocked and I felt helpless," he said.
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Patrick stressed that he and his friends did not say anything to the mob apart from answering their questions, nor did they do anything to retaliate. He said he never uttered racial words when confronted.
Meanwhile, the insurance company will not cover the damages to Patrick's car as his coverage excludes damage caused by rioting and civil commotion. The car belongs to his uncle and he does not know the total amount of damage to the car, Malaysiakini reported.
Image via Kamal Ariffin
DAP's Mentakab assemblyman Tengku Zulpuri Shah, who had organised the press conference, said the attack on Patrick and his friends should be condemned.
