A FORMER national football player was arrested on suspicion of trespassing on a hotel room occupied by a woman in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday.

Petaling Jaya police chief Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said his department received a report from a 35-year-old woman who claimed the man entered her room at 6.10pm. 

“There was a misunderstanding between them and the woman left the hotel to save herself before lodging a police report at 2.10am on Thursday,” he said in a statement today.

Fakhrudin said following the report, police arrested the 49-year-old man at 1pm on Jalan Penchala, Petaling Jaya, the same day.

He said the suspect was remanded for one day yesterday to assist the investigation under section 448 of the penal code.

The suspect was released on police bail. 

He said the investigation revealed the woman got to know the suspect about a year ago.

Earlier, a man claiming to be the victim’s husband made a viral post on social media that a former national football player had trespassed on his wife’s hotel room and acted aggressively. – Bernama, June 24, 2023.