SEREMBAN: Police have discovered a body believed to be of a six-year-old boy who was reported missing in Johor Baru.
Negri Sembilan police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof stated that the victim's remains were found buried in an area in Rompin, Jempol, on Monday (July 28) evening.
"Based on preliminary investigations, the remains are believed to be those of the six-year-old boy who was reported missing in Taman Bukit Indah in Johor Baru on July 24.
"A 36-year-old male suspect was subsequently arrested by Johor police to assist in investigations," he said in a statement.
DCP Ahmad Dzaffir confirmed that the victim's remains were found as a result of follow-up actions.
The victim is believed to have been murdered.
The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
Offenders can be sentenced to death or jailed between 30 years and 40 years and whipped upon conviction.
On July 26, Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm M. Kumarasan said police received a report on the child's disappearance.
The report was lodged by the boy's father, a 36-year-old local, who claimed that his son M. Tishant went missing near a kopitiam at Taman Bukit Indah.
ACP Kumarasan urged members of the public with any information on the child's whereabouts to contact the investigating officer, Insp E. Komaty at 010-381 2804.
