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A 40-year-old man has been arrested for murdering his parents at their home in Kampung Sungai Penchala, Kuala Lumpur.
Based on reports, the couple and the suspect, said to be a drug addict, quarrelled around 7pm.
A neighbour heard a womans screams for help around the time for Maghrib prayer. Its said the suspect fled into the forest near the house.
Dia lari dekat dalam hutan tunnel penchala link tu. Kitaorang ramai ramai kejar. Alhamdulillah dengan bantuan anjing k9. Dapat tangkap penjenayah tu. Masa kena tangkap tu, dia tengah high lagi. Sial betul
— madsan (@amadasan_) December 9, 2023
Satu kampung kejar matpet tu pic.twitter.com/fFCVHnKYxN
— madsan (@amadasan_) December 9, 2023
Witnesses contacted the police, but by the time they arrived, the couple was found lying in a pool of blood on the floor of their living room. It was believed the couple was stabbed multiple times.
The police recovered a knife blade, a knife handle, a wooden stick, wooden fragments, a helmet, a round wooden table, and a pair of black shoes believed to belong to the suspect at the scene.
The two bodies were sent to the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (PPUM) for a post-mortem examination.
Preliminary investigations found that the victims were aged 72 and 82. The father was a Petaling Jaya City Council pensioner, while the mother was a housewife.
The police later arrested the suspect at about 10.30pm yesterday (9 December) at the Penchala Sprint Highway Tunnel heading towards Kuala Lumpur.
The suspect tested positive for three types of drugs and will be remanded for seven days until Saturday (16 December).
The case will be investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
