KUANTAN: A witness to the incident in which a family of five was killed in a house in Cerating Damai here on Tuesday (Feb 17) claims to have heard the sound of an argument before the tragic incident unfolded.
Kuantan OCPD Asst Comm Ashari Abu Samah said the initial statements from the witness, who is the suspect’s youngest brother, indicated that he heard the incident at about 7am while he was in his bedroom.
"When the witness came out of the room and looked towards the kitchen, he found his mother covered in blood and screaming for him to go seek help from his uncle, who was at the back of the same residential area.
"The witness then sought his uncle’s help and, upon arriving at the house, they found all the victims and the suspect covered in blood and unconscious,” he said when contacted on Wednesday (Feb 18).
He said the house was occupied by eight family members, including the suspect, who worked as a security guard; his wife, a housewife; two daughters; his mother; and three younger brothers. But, at the time of the incident, there were only six family members.
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ACP Ashari said that checks found that the 32-year-old suspect had no record of mental treatment or previous criminal offences.
He said investigations found that the suspect had attacked his wife Nurul Asshiykin Kamaruzaman, 33, first and then his mother, Tuan Kamaria Tuan Puteh, 55, and two daughters, Nur Saffiyah Humairah, 4, and Nur Sumayyah Humairah, 2, with a sharp weapon before turning the weapon on himself. He also died at the scene.
He added that injuries found on the victims included wounds on the hands, ears, and neck, and the police also seized a 29-centimetre knife at the scene.
It is understood that the autopsies of the suspect and his wife were conducted on Tuesday, while those for the mother and two children continued at 9am on Wednesday. — Bernama
