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Malay Mail
10 hours ago
- Malay Mail
Ipoh man died from gunshot to chest, say police after son arrested in murder probe
IPOH, June 26 — There was a gunshot wound on the left side of the chest of a 57-year-old man found dead in the kitchen of a house in Taman Tasek Damai here two days ago. Ipoh police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said this was contained in the report of the post-mortem examination carried out at the Forensic Department of Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun (HRPB). 'In addition to stab wounds, the post-mortem report also revealed a gunshot injury on the left side of the chest and the cause of death was determined to be due to a gunshot wound on the chest,' he said in a statement today. As such, he urged those with information on the incident to contact Investigating Officer ASP Mohd Rezan Yussop @ Ariffin at 016-9648706 or the nearest police station. Yesterday, Abang Zainal Abidin said that the victim was found lying on his back in a pool of blood in the kitchen with stab wounds in the abdomen and slash injuries to the right side of the chest in the 8.26 pm incident on Tuesday (June 24). Following that, police arrested a 31-year-old man, who is also the victim's son, at midnight to assist in the investigation. The suspect has been remanded until July 1 to assist in investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, while a check revealed that the suspect has no prior criminal record. — Bernama
Malay Mail
18 hours ago
- Malay Mail
Son remanded over gruesome murder of father in Ipoh home
IPOH, June 26 — A 31-year-old man has been remanded for seven days starting today on suspicion of murdering his father at their home in Taman Tasek Damai here last night. Ipoh police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the suspect was arrested in front of the house at approximately 12.15 am and is being remanded to assist investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. 'A mobile phone, a car dashcam and a CCTV decoder were also seized,' he said in a statement yesterday. He added that police received a call at 8.26 pm last night regarding the 57-year-old victim found unconscious in the house. Preliminary investigations revealed the victim was found lying on his back in a pool of blood in the kitchen, while the premises' CCTV was found to be non-functional. Abang Zainal Abidin said the suspect claimed that his father last responded to a text message at 2.40 pm. 'At around 7.30 pm, the suspect returned home from work and found the front gate closed, but the grille and glass doors were open. He also noticed the living room sofa was in disarray. 'He then proceeded to the kitchen, where he discovered the victim lying on his back in a pool of blood. Further checks confirmed that no valuables were missing,' he said. He added that a neighbour said the victim was last seen alone, smoking outside the house at approximately 11 am, and no suspicious activity was seen or heard at the time. Preliminary investigations revealed stab wounds to the right side of the victim's abdomen and a slash wound to the right side of his chest. A small knife, approximately 22 centimetres in length, was found cleaned and placed on the kitchen sink. It is believed to have been used in the murder. Abang Zainal Abidin said the motive for the killing is still under investigation. — Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
19 hours ago
- Free Malaysia Today
Ipoh cops remand man on suspicion of murdering father at home
Ipoh police chief Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said police received a call last night about the discovery of the unconscious 57-year-old victim in the house. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : A 31-year-old man has been remanded for seven days from today on suspicion of murdering his father at their home in Taman Tasek Damai, Ipoh, last night. Ipoh police chief Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the suspect was arrested in front of the house at 12.15am and is being remanded to assist in the murder investigation. 'A mobile phone, car dashcam and CCTV decoder were also seized,' Bernama reported him as saying. Abang Zainal said police received a call at about 8.25pm about the discovery of the unconscious 57-year-old victim in the house. He said a preliminary investigation found the premises' CCTV to be non-functional. He said the suspect claimed that his father last responded to a text message at 2.40pm. 'The suspect said he returned home from work at about 7.30pm and found the front gate closed, but the grille and glass doors were open. He said the living room sofa was in disarray. 'He told police he went to the kitchen, where he discovered the victim lying on his back in a pool of blood. 'Further checks confirmed that no valuables were missing,' he said. Abang Zainal said that according to a neighbour, the victim was last seen alone, smoking outside the house at about 11am, and no suspicious activity was seen or heard at the time. A preliminary investigation revealed stab wounds to the right side of his abdomen and a slash wound to the right side of his chest. A 22cm-long knife was found cleaned and placed on the kitchen sink. It is believed to have been used in the murder. Abang Zainal said the motive for the killing is still under investigation.
