BUTTERWORTH: Police have arrested two men to assist with the investigation into the murder of a woman at her first-floor residence in Flat Sri Murni, Sungai Dua here, yesterday.
Penang police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail said the men were detained several hours after the incident within the district.
"The two suspects have been remanded today to assist the investigation, which is ongoing," he said when contacted by Bernama.
He said the police are still awaiting the post-mortem report from the victim's autopsy, which was carried out at Kepala Batas Hospital today. The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
Yesterday, the media reported that the 41-year-old victim was found lying on a bed in one of the rooms at the flat, with slash wounds to her neck.
It is understood that the incident was reported to police by a neighbour at 1.40pm after the victim, a single mother, was unresponsive. The front door to the property was found open, though the metal grille gate was locked.
She was reportedly employed to ferry several students living at the flat to school and lived with her 15-year-old son. - Bernama
