ALOR SETAR: Police have arrested six individuals in its investigation into the murder of a Bangladeshi man in a house in Kampung Jalan Yan, near Guar Chempedak.
Yan OCPD Supt Mohamad Hamizi Abdullah said those detained are two local men and four Bangladeshi men, aged from 29 and 44, who lived in the same house as the victim.
"The incident is believed to have occurred around 1pm on Thursday (Oct 23) when a suspect, a 42-year-old local man, reprimanded the 37-year-old Bangladeshi victim, who was his colleague, for being late for work.
"The suspect then grabbed a piece of metal and the victim went to the kitchen to take a parang. The victim then swung the parang at the suspect," he said in a statement on Thursday.
He said the suspect, who managed to dodge the parang, grabbing a length of wire and strangled the victim.
"During the struggle, the suspect noticed the victim had lost consciousness.
"The suspect went to the police station to lodge a report and the investigation found three ligature marks on the victim's neck and a wound on his lip.
"Police confiscated a roll of wire, a parang and an iron bar. All those detained are construction workers and a remand application will be made tomorrow," he said.
He added that the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. – Bernama
