KUALA LUMPUR – Police have arrested a man suspected of murdering his mother at an apartment in Relau, Penang, yesterday.
Northeast District police chief Razlam Ab Hamid reported that the 40-year-old suspect is believed to have mental health issues.
He was arrested at the residence after police received information about the incident from the suspect’s brother.
The suspect reportedly contacted his brother around 5pm to inform him that he had stabbed their 67-year-old mother with a pair of scissors, according to Bernama.
“Based on preliminary investigations, before the incident, the victim’s two sons (including the suspect’s brother) had tried to call their mother but received no response.
“However, they were shocked when the suspect called to inform them that he had stabbed their mother with a pair of scissors and that she had died,” he said today.
According to Razlam, investigations also revealed that the victim visited the apartment, which belonged to her late husband, three days a week, from Fridays to Sundays, while on other days she stayed with her eldest child in Batu Maung.
Further investigations also found that the suspect had previously threatened to kill all his family members and had received psychiatric treatment last year. – June 16, 2024