Johor cops arrest man over wife's murder


BATU PAHAT: Police have arrested a man in his 40s in relation to the murder of his wife, whose body was found in the bushes near a housing estate in Yong Peng here.

Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Azhan Abdul Halim said the suspect was arrested on the same day after the woman, also in her 40s, was found at around 8am on Saturday (Nov 7).

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