MELAKA: A Form Five student, who is accused of murdering his mother and elder brother at their home in Bukit Rambai here, has been remanded for seven days.
The remand order against the 17-year-old suspect was issued by Magistrate N. Sivashangari starting yesterday until June 19 to assist investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
The suspect was brought to the Ayer Keroh Court Complex here.
On Thursday, police confirmed that the teenager was the prime suspect in the double murder of his 51-year-old mother and her eldest son, a 21-year-old college student.
The 5am incident also left the youngest sibling, aged 13, seriously injured after being stabbed while trying to save both victims.
Melaka police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the suspect is believed to have stabbed his mother, who was a teacher at a vernacular school, several times in the neck, waist and back using a folding knife.
Initial investigations suggest that the motive for the incident may be emotional distress and resentment experienced by the suspect, allegedly due to being frequently pressured to excel academically.
