Viral CCTV footage appears to show parents mistreating child in Malaysian lift

Indonesian social media users are attempting to identify a couple shown in CCTV footage that appears to depict the rough treatment of a child inside a lift. Some accounts claim the pair are Indonesians visiting Malaysia, but their identities and the location of the incident remain unverified.

Gutzy Asia22 Oct 2026

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CCTV footage appears to show two adults handling a young child roughly following a dispute over a stroller.
Social media users have circulated photographs of people they believe are involved, but their identities remain unverified.
The incident’s location, the adults’ motives and the circumstances surrounding the footage remain undetermined.

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Indonesian social media users have been attempting to identify a couple shown in viral CCTV footage that appears to depict them mistreating a young child inside a lift, with some accounts claiming the pair are Indonesian nationals holidaying in Malaysia.

Users on X have shared photographs of people they believe to be the couple. However, the identities of the adults in the footage have not been independently verified, and it remains unclear where the incident occurred.

The speculation followed the circulation of CCTV recordings showing a man and a woman with two young children, one of whom is sitting in a stroller. The footage has attracted criticism over the adults’ apparent treatment of the child.

Footage appears to show father kicking stroller

The recordings began circulating on social media on 20 October.

In one video, the family enters a lift, where the man appears to kick the stroller occupied by a child while the woman pulls the child out and pushes the child towards a corner. The woman also appears to continue handling the child roughly.

The couple appear to stop their behaviour when another person enters the lift, before the recording ends.

A separate CCTV recording shows the family waiting outside the lift shortly before entering. The woman appears to push the stroller roughly as they wait.

Earlier interaction reportedly involved dispute over stroller

The footage appears to show one child approaching the stroller occupied by a younger sibling, moving the younger child out and then sitting in the stroller.

The mother then appears to scold the older child before the family enters the lift.

Inside, the father appears to kick the stroller while the mother continues scolding the child. The footage was also reported to show her forcibly removing the child from the stroller, pushing the stroller towards the child and pushing the older child's head with her hand.

ANAK KECIL ITU BUKAN ORANG DEWASA MINI YANG BISA LO PAKSA PAHAM SEMUANYA. 💔 Beredar rekaman CCTV lift yang memperlihatkan seorang anak diperlakukan kasar oleh orang dewasa yang diduga orang tuanya. Kabarnya, pemicunya karena si anak nggak mau berbagi tempat duduk dengan adiknya. Gue nggak tahu kejadian lengkap sebelum kamera merekam. Tapi satu hal jelas: anak yang sulit diatur bukan alasan buat dipukul atau diseret kasar. Yang bikin nyesek, anak seusia itu justru bergantung pada orang dewasa buat merasa aman. Lo boleh capek. Lo boleh frustrasi. Tapi anak bukan tempat pelampiasan emosi. Kalau orang yang seharusnya melindungi justru jadi sumber ketakutan, ke mana lagi anak itu harus mencari rasa aman? Disiplin mengajarkan batas. Kekerasan mengajarkan takut. Itu dua hal yang beda. https://t.co/6WsmEX1uI2
— Fatahillah (@Fatahilah03) October 21, 2026

Details displayed in the recording reportedly indicated that the incident occurred at 11.07am on 20 October. The location, however, has not been independently established.

Video prompts criticism on social media

The footage has prompted criticism from social media users over the adults’ apparent treatment of the child.

One commenter wrote: “Seriously? You’re treating your child like that just because they fought with their sibling over sitting in the stroller? What kind of parents do that? Both parents are just as bad as each other.”

The comment questioned why the parents would behave that way over a dispute involving the stroller.

Some other users speculated that the child had thrown a tantrum before entering the lift and that the parents had lost their patience. This explanation has not been independently confirmed.

No police report had been lodged at the time of publication. The reason for the adults’ behaviour and the location of the incident also remained undetermined.

While Indonesian users have circulated claims about the couple’s nationality and shared photographs of people they believe are involved, those claims remain unverified. The available footage does not establish the identities of the adults or the full circumstances surrounding the incident.