IPOH: A 51-year-old woman was found dead with neck injuries at her home in Taman Tanjung Emas, Tanjung Rambutan.
Family members found the woman's lifeless body in her bedroom at about 3am Wednesday.
Police believed she was murdered and her attackers made it look like a break-in as the drawers in the bedroom were opened.
A police source said a piggy bank and two mobile phones were missing and the murder weapon, a knife, was taken from the kitchen.
Three youths, aged between 15 and 19, have been detained for investigation.