KOTA TINGGI: Police have arrested a 41-year-old man to assist investigations into the murder of a 68-year-old man in Felda Lok Heng Selatan here.
Johor police chief Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad said the suspect was arrested at an oil palm estate in the district at 10.26am today. Police also seized an axe and a motorcycle believed to be linked to the incident.
“The suspect will be taken to the Pengerang Magistrate’s Court tomorrow for a remand application under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code,” he said in a statement today, adding that the suspect had six previous criminal and drug-related records.
Ab Rahaman said police received a MERS 999 call from a member of the public at 7.56pm yesterday reporting the discovery of the victim lying by the roadside, covered in blood.
The victim had sustained injuries to his head and both arms and was pronounced dead by medical personnel, he said, adding that the motive and circumstances of the incident were still under investigation.
The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
Ab Rahaman urged anyone with information about the case to contact the nearest police station, the Johor police hotline at 019-2792095 or the Johor contingent operations room at 07-2212999.
