JEMPOL: Police have obtained an order from a Magistrate’s Court in Bahau to remand a man for seven days to assist in the investigations into the alleged murder of his six-year-old son.
Jempol police chief Supt Norhisham Mustapar said Magistrate Norshazwani Ishak signed the order to allow the 36-year-old suspect to be detained until Aug 7.
He is being probed under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
The suspect was brought here after his remand in Johor Baru, where he is being investigated for an offence under the Child Act, ended on Thursday.
It was earlier reported that the suspect had lodged a report on his son’s disappearance on July 24, claiming the boy went missing near a coffee shop in Taman Bukit Indah, Johor.
Police later identified the victim as A. Tishant and the father was subsequently arrested to assist in investigations.
Four days later, police found the boy’s remains buried in a secluded spot along a railway line in Rompin, Jempol.
Police also recovered a hoe believed to have been used to bury the body.
An autopsy conducted on his remains later revealed that the victim was strangled to death with cable ties.
The medical team estimated that the victim died between 9am and 11am on July 23.
Tishant’s remains were cremated in Johor Baru on July 30.
The boy’s mother is also believed to have attempted suicide due to grief and trauma over the incident.
