KANGAR: A policeman has been arrested after he allegedly shot his wife to death at their house in Kampung Bendang Baru, Simpang Empat.
Kangar district police Yusharifuddin Mohd Yusop said they received a report on Sunday (March 5) about the incident from a man believed to be the suspect's brother-in-law.
"Upon arriving at the house at about 8am, police asked the suspect to surrender but he refused, forcing them to barge into the house," he said.
Yusharifuddin said the suspect was detained in the master bedroom of the house, where the body of his 26-year-old wife was found.
"The police also seized the gun used in the incident and a preliminary investigation found that the victim had gunshot wounds to her left eye and had died at the scene," he said.
The victim's body was sent to the Tuanku Fauziah Hospital here for a post-mortem exam.
Yusharifuddin said the case was being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder and the remand application for the suspect will be made on Monday (March 6).
"We are still investigating the motive behind the murder," he added.
