JOHOR BARU: A 33-year-old doctor will be charged at the Magistrate’s Court on Friday (Jan 16) with allegedly murdering his wife and young son.
Johor police chief Comm Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad said police found the victims, a 36-year-old accountant and her four-year-old son, dead at their home in Bandar Dato Onn at about 8.20am on Dec 31 with injuries consistent with criminal acts.
“The woman was found with a slash wound on her neck, while the child had bluish marks on his face believed to be caused by smothering,” he said here on Thursday (Jan 15).
He added that both victims were pronounced dead at the scene and sent to Hospital Sultan Ismail (HSI) here for a post-mortem.
Comm Ab Rahaman said the autopsy found that the woman died due to asphyxia-related causes, while the boy died from smothering, adding that both deaths were believed to have involved criminal elements.
“Acting on investigations, a police team from the Johor Special Investigation Unit (D9) and Johor Baru South CID arrested the suspect on Jan 3.
“Police also seized several items, including a knife and a pillow with its cover, to assist in investigations,” he added.
Comm Ab Rahaman said the suspect was remanded for 13 days until Friday where checks showed that he had no prior criminal record and tested negative for drugs.
“The investigation papers have been referred to the Johor prosecution office, which instructed police to charge the suspect with two counts under Section 302 of the Penal Code, one count under Section 201 and one count under Section 186.
“The suspect will be brought to the Magistrate Court here to face the charges against him,” he said declining to elaborate further on the matter as the case would be going to the court.
He also reminded the public not to speculate or spread unverified information that could jeopardise police investigations or court proceedings.
