A 20-year-old man in Shah Alam repeatedly stabbed his mother at home because he couldn’t stand being scolded by her.
In an official statement by PDRM in Shah Alam, the district’s chief police, Mohd Iqbal Bin Ibrahim said they received a call from the victim’s neighbour regarding the incident around 5:49 PM on August 20 (Tuesday).
“The neighbor was told about the murder by the victim’s youngest child, who just came home from school.”
The murder happened on the same day around 4:30 PM when the victim was cooking at her house in Section 25, Shah Alam, where she struggled with the suspect before she was stabbed to death.
“We found multiple stab wounds on her stomach,” Iqbal said.
PDRM also said the suspect couldn’t bear being scolded by the victim (his mother) over financial problems, which is the motive of the murder.
On the same night around 7:30 PM, the suspect, who is the eldest son of the victim was caught by the police. The murder weapon – a knife, was also found with him. Both the suspect and the victim are Myanmar citizens.
The suspect will be remanded for 7 days (August 21 until August 27, 2024) to assist the police in the investigation. In the meantime, post-mortem results show stab wounds to the abdomen as the cause of death of the 40-year-old victim.
The matter is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code and if found guilty, the suspect will face the death penalty,
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