BUKIT MERTAJAM: A brawl between two elderly men has resulted in the death of one of them at a hut in Cherok Tokun here on Sunday (April 27).
Central Seberang Perai OCPD Asst Comm Helmi Aris said that the police were informed about the incident, which resulted in the death of a 63-year-old victim at 3.22pm.
"Investigation found that during the incident, the victim was chatting with five friends, including the suspect, at the hut.
"The suspect suddenly came from behind and hit the victim with a stick," he said in a statement on Tuesday (April 29).
ACP Helmi said the suspect then took out a knife and stabbed the victim before fleeing from the scene.
The victim was pronounced dead by a team of medical personnel when they arrived at the scene.
ACP Helmi stated that investigations revealed the cause of the incident stemmed from a misunderstanding between the victim and the suspect during the three days leading up to the incident.
He said five individuals were detained to help in the investigation.
He said the case was being investigated for murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
