PERAK TENGAH: The 52-year-old man arrested in connection with the murder of a senior citizen at Taman Desa Aman in Ipoh previously underwent psychiatric treatment, the Perak police chief said.
Comm Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin said preliminary investigations found that the suspect was once a patient at Hospital Bahagia Hulu Kinta.
"The suspect is also believed to have been intoxicated at the time of the incident, with beer found at the scene.
"The motive is still under investigation," he told reporters after launching the Current Trends of Commercial Crimes Module at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS near here on Tuesday (May 5).
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A 70-year-old woman was found murdered, with multiple injuries on her body, head and neck, in a house in the residential area on Monday (May 4).
Police also recovered a parang at the crime scene.
Comm Noor Hisam said the suspect lived 50m from the victim.
"They are neighbours but not next door to each other. They live in different lanes.
"It is believed they did not know each other well. We are still trying to locate witnesses," he said.
Comm Noor Hisam said investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder are ongoing, and the suspect has been remanded until Saturday (May 9).
He added that blood samples have been sent to the Chemistry Department for analysis.
