IPOH: A gunshot wound has been found on the left side of the chest of a 57-year-old man who was found dead in the kitchen of a house in Taman Tasek Damai here two days ago.
Ipoh police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said this was stated post-mortem examination report carried out at the Forensic Department of Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun.
"In addition to stab wounds, the post-mortem report also revealed a gunshot would on the left side of the chest, which was determined to be the cause of death," he said in a statement on Thursday (June 26).
He urged those with information on the incident to contact investigating officer ASP Mohd Rezan Yussop @ Ariffin at 016-9648706 or the nearest police station.
On Wednesday (June 25), Abang Zainal Abidin said that the victim was found lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen with stab wounds in the abdomen and slash injuries to the right side of the chest in the 8.26pm incident on Tuesday (June 24).
Police arrested a 31-year-old man, who is also the victim's son, at midnight.
The suspect has been remanded until July 1 under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. A check revealed that the suspect has no prior criminal record. – Bernama
