SUNGAI PETANI: A 42-year-old man was found unconscious before being pronounced dead in an incident at a mental health care and treatment centre in Taman Kempas here on Monday (Nov 9) night.
Kuala Muda OCPD Asst Comm Hanyan Ramlan said police received an emergency call at 7.02pm on Monday.
"The victim, Mohd Zulkiflee Zainuddin, was found unconscious before being pronounced dead.
"A post-mortem was conducted at 11am on Tuesday (Nov 10) at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Setar.
"The victim is believed to have died from injuries to the chest,” he said in a statement on Tuesday.
ACP Hanyan said the victim was reported to have had a mental health condition, namely schizophrenia.
"Following this, a 51-year-old local man, who was also receiving treatment at the same centre, was arrested to assist in the investigation.
"The suspect has nine previous criminal records and six drug-related records," he said.
He added that further investigations are ongoing under Section 302 of the Penal Code (Punishment for murder). — Bernama
