Maid arrested over alleged murder of employer

KAJANG: Police have arrested a maid who is suspected of killing her employer by holding a pillow over her face.

Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Othman Nayan said police received information about a 65-year-old woman who was lying unconscious in bed with a pillow covering her face early last month.

"We found the woman in the master bedroom and neighbours claimed to not have heard any noise. The deceased's sister also said that the front door was locked from the inside," ACP Othman said.

He said the woman, a retiree, lived in the house with her 25-year-old Indonesian maid. Her husband had passed away 15 years ago.

"The couple were childless and the woman had a congenital heart condition," he said, adding that she made frequent trips to the hospital because of it.

ACP Othman said the maid is believed to have run away after her employer's death.

A post-mortem on the victim revealed that she had died of asphyxiation and there were bite marks on her right nipple.

Following investigations, police arrested the suspect on Thursday afternoon near Negri Sembilan.

They also arrested a 29-year-old Indonesian man in connection to the crime.

Both suspects have been remanded until June 21 and the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, which carries the death penalty upon conviction.