A man suspected of a slashing attack at a Penang restaurant was later found dead in an apparent suicide, with police citing a financial dispute.
GEORGE TOWN: A man suspected of slashing another individual at a restaurant was found dead at a house here.
Penang Police Chief Datuk Azizee Ismail said a 58-year-old man went to the Pulau Tikus Police Station with head wounds at 6.30 am.
The victim reported being slashed by a known individual at a restaurant near Pulau Tikus Market.
He was subsequently sent to Hospital Pulau Pinang for treatment.
Acting on the victim’s information, police proceeded to a house on Solok Codrington at 8.05 am.
Upon arrival, officers found a 68-year-old man deceased in the kitchen area.
Azizee said the man is suspected to be the attacker and is believed to have taken his own life using a rope.
Further investigations led to the seizure of a machete from a rubbish bin.
The weapon was found about 50 metres from the scene of the attack in the Pulau Tikus Market area.
Post-mortem results determined the cause of death to be hanging.
The case is being investigated under Section 326 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing grievous hurt by a dangerous weapon.
Preliminary investigations indicate the incident stemmed from financial issues between the victim and the suspect.