JOHOR BARU: A 33-year-old doctor will be charged in the Magistrate’s Court today for allegedly murdering his wife and young son, following a tragic incident at their home in Bandar Dato Onn late last year.
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 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 yesterday.
He added that both victims were pronounced dead at the scene and sent to Hospital Sultan Ismail for a post-mortem.
Comm Ab Rahaman said the autopsy found that the woman died due to asphyxia-related causes.
He added that the boy died from smothering.
“A police team from the Johor Special Investigation Unit and Johor Baru South CID arrested the suspect, who is the victim’s husband, on Jan 3.
“Police also seized several items, including a knife and a pillow with its cover,” he said.
Comm Ab Rahaman said the suspect was remanded for 13 days where checks showed that he had no prior criminal record and tested negative for drugs.
“The investigation papers have been referred to the Johor prosecutor’s 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’s Court here to face the charges,” he added.
Comm Ab Rahaman reminded the public not to speculate or spread unverified information.
