Man arrested after allegedly strangling mother to death in Banting


PETALING JAYA: Quick action by the police led to the arrest of a man after he allegedly killed his own mother.

Kuala Langat OCPD Supt Mohd Akmalrizal Radzi said police received information about the incident through the MERS 999 emergency response system at about 1pm on Friday (Nov 13), following the incident at a house in Banting.

Preliminary investigations found that the woman was believed to have been strangled.

“Following the incident, police arrested a local man, her son, suspected of being involved to assist in investigations,” he said in a statement.

Supt Mohd Akmalrizal said investigators were still looking into the motive.

The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.

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