PETALING JAYA - A homeless Malaysian man who was

given leftover chicken bones

by three influencers bears no ill will towards the trio, saying that he was grateful for any donated food.

Mr Mohammad Danish, 47, gave an interview to China Press on Aug 6 as he was sitting outside the Merlin Tower in Johor Bahru.

According to Mr Danish, he was born in Perak but grew up in Johor.

He became homeless in 2024 and is currently living outside the Merlin Tower building in Jalan Meldrum.

Mr Danish recalled taking a nap before being awoken by five men, two of whom were cameramen.

“At that time, I did not understand their intentions,” he said. “I thought they were just giving me food.

“I opened the wrapped package and could see chicken rice. But it was mixed with a lot of chicken bones.”

He added that after the prank, the men came and apologised to him.

Mr Danish said the police have taken his statement regarding the matter.

It was reported that the prank was then uploaded online by the perpetrators and soon went viral.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission described the video as “extremely offensive” and said the trio have had their statements recorded at the Iskandar Puteri police headquarters in Johor.

Meanwhile in Seremban, the three influencers have been

released on police bail

.

Seremban Assistant Commissioner of Police Mohamad Hatta Che Din said the three – aged 19, 18 and 14 – were brought over from Johor Bahru on Aug 5 to be remanded.

“They were released after their statements were recorded,” he told reporters on Aug 7 . “Although the three are from Johor Bahru, a report related to the incident was made here.”

ACP Mohamad Hatta said the teenagers were being probed under Section 504 of the Penal Code, Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1988.

In the clip, the trio are first seen eating at a fast food restaurant and then placing chicken bones in a pack of rice.

They then give it to a homeless man who is sleeping on the sidewalk.

The man appears shocked after opening the packet but responds with a simple gesture of thanks.

Following backlash from netizens, the teens issued an apology.

They claimed that the man had been informed about the filming beforehand and had consented to it.

They also claimed that they had given him a full meal of chicken with rice earlier. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

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