TASEK GELUGOR (Bernama): The woman who was found dead in a room of their rented house on Jalan Pokok Machang here Monday (April 15) is believed to have been killed by her husband, says Seberang Perai Utara district police chief, ACP Noorzainy Mohd Noor.
He said based on the Seberang Jaya Hospital (HSJ) post-mortem report, the 27-year-old woman died after she was smothered with a soft material such as a towel or pillow, before her body was discovered at 9.20am.
"The woman is believed to have been dead for between 24 and 36 hours before the landlord found her body with a blanket right to her chest on the bed.
"Her face was swollen and her mouth covered with a small white towel," he said.
Meanwhile, he said the body of her 31-year-old husband was found hanging from a saree on a beam in the same room.
A post-mortem on his body will be conducted at HSJ today.
“The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, but the motive of the incident is still under investigation," ACP Noorzainy said without revealing the identity of the dead victims.
He said the man's younger brother, who had been living with the couple, last saw his sister-in-law at 9.30pm on Saturday (April 13) and his brother at 9pm the next day.
"The landlord informed us that throughout the couple's one-month stay at the house, he had seen the woman, a factory worker and her lorry attendant husband having arguments, but they were not serious.
Noorzainy urged anyone with information on the incident to come forward to lodge a report to assist with investigations. – Bernama
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