Revenge, anger led to Tampin man's murder, says Melaka police chief


MELAKA: Revenge and anger are believed to be the motives behind the brutal murder of a 24-year-old Tampin man, whose decomposed body was found in an overgrown field at a plantation in Pulau Sebang here.

Melaka police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Zainol Samah said police have detained six suspects aged 18 to 26 years old at various locations in Tampin, Negri Sembilan, to assist in the investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.

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