Mentally-ill woman allegedly slashes, kills own mother

KUALA LUMPUR: A septuagenarian was allegedly slashed to death by her mentally-ill daughter at a four-storey shophouse in Jalan Sentul here Friday.

The body of the 74-year-old victim, with multiple slash wounds on the face, was sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital.

Sentul police chief ACP R. Munusamy said the 45-year-old suspect had been detained to facilitate investigations.

He said police received a telephone call from the suspect's sister, saying that their mother had been slashed to death with a sharp weapon. - Bernama