SIX INDIVIDUALS DETAINED IN CONNECTION WITH MURDER OF BANGLADESHI WORKER

ALOR SETAR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Police have arrested six individuals to assist in the investigation into the murder of a Bangladeshi man in an incident at a house in Kampung Jalan Yan, near Guar Chempedak, today.

Yan District Police Chief Supt Mohamad Hamizi Abdullah said those detained are two local men and four Bangladeshi men, aged between 29 and 44, who lived in the same house as the victim.

“The incident is believed to have occurred around 1 pm today when one suspect, a 42-year-old local man, reprimanded the victim, a 37-year-old Bangladeshi man who was his colleague, for being late for work.

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“The dissatisfied suspect then grabbed a small piece of iron while the victim went to the kitchen to take a parang (machete). The victim then immediately swung the parang at the suspect," he said in a statement today.

He said the suspect, who managed to dodge the parang swing, threw the iron piece onto the floor before grabbing a nearby cable wire and strangling the victim.

“While struggling, the suspect noticed the victim had lost consciousness. The suspect then came to the police station to lodge a report about the incident, and the investigation found three ligature marks on the victim’s neck and a wound on his lip.

“Police confiscated a roll of wire, a parang, and a concrete iron bar. All those detained work as construction labourers, and a remand application will be made tomorrow,” he said.

He added that the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code (for murder).

-- BERNAMA