JOHOR BARU, April 22 -- Police have arrested eight individuals, including a woman, in connection with the alleged assault of a man at a flat in Plentong Baru near Masai here last Friday.

Seri Alam district police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said the incident took place at around 9.30pm, when the victim, a factory operator from Kluang, came after invited by a woman he had met through a social media app.

"After arriving at the house, the victim was then confined where he was then set upon by several local men.

"As a result of the incident, the victim suffered injuries to his lip, left ear and swells on his body," he said in a statement today.

Those detained comprise seven men and one woman, aged between 19 and 26.

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