JOHOR BARU: A mother has been arrested after allegedly murdering her baby son by slitting his throat at their home in Pasir Gudang here.
Johor police chief Comm M. Kumar said a report was lodged about the murder of the one-year-old toddler at around 1.30pm on Saturday (March 16).
“We arrested a 32-year-old suspect, who is the victim’s mother, for further investigation. Police have also seized a knife at the scene allegedly used by the suspect to slit the victim’s throat.
“Early investigations found that the suspect had sent a picture of the deceased covered in blood at his neck area to her husband via WhatsApp,” he said here on Sunday (March 17).
In an unrelated case, Comm Kumar said that a 61-year-old man was found dead in Taman Rinting near Masai with several slash wounds to his body at around 10.50am on Saturday.
“Five men, aged from 35 to 48 years old, have been arrested at various locations around here to help with the investigation.
“Police also seized several belongings of the victim and collected sample swabs at the scene to assist with the investigation,” he said, adding that the victim and the suspects have prior criminal records.
Comm Kumar also said it took the police less than 24 hours to solve the two murder cases with the arrests of the suspects and both cases have been classified under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
He added the police would make an appeal to remand the suspects while the two bodies have been sent to Sultan Ismail Hospital for a post mortem.
“The motive and cause of death for the two cases is still being investigated. The public should refrain from making any speculations that could affect police investigations,” he said.
Comm Kumar urged those with information on the two murder cases to channel their information through the Johor police hotline at 019-279 2095 or 07-221 2999.
