October 11, 2019, 05:55 PM
A Singaporean man has been arrested by Malaysian police on Friday, Oct. 11, after he emerged as the prime suspect of a gruesome double murder in Kampung Ladang, Krubong, Melaka.
Eight body parts discovered
Melaka police said that on Oct. 10 that a worker who was cutting grass found eight dismembered body parts and immediately lodged a police report at the Tanjung Minyak police station, reported CNA.
According to Malaysian site World Of Buzz, the 40-year-old villager who found the body parts said that he could smell a strange odour when he was cleaning the ditch on Monday, Oct. 7.
However, he did not think anything of it.
On Thursday, Oct. 10, he was assigned to mow the grass at the same location as there had been complaints about the smell.
That was when he stumbled upon the body parts.
The initial discovery of the remains were originally assumed to be parts belonging to one body.
It was later discovered that the body parts belonged to two different bodies, reported World Of Buzz.
It has since been confirmed by Melaka police that the victims were a 27-year-old woman and an 11-year-old boy.
Investigations ongoing
According to Malaysian newspaper Harian Metro, Melaka police chief Deputy Commissioner Mat Kasim Karim said that the suspect was arrested in Singapore with the assistance of the Singapore Police Force (SPF).
Based on preliminary investigations, Melaka police said that the murder allegedly happened at a double-storey house belonging to the woman.
Blood stains were found in a room on the ground floor.
Further investigations are ongoing.
Facebook post on the murder
A Facebook post by Info Kemalangan & Bencana Malaysia, a group dedicated to reporting the latest accidents and disasters in Malaysia, has gone viral.
As of the time of writing, the post has over 1,600 shares.In the post, names and photos of the victims are revealed, as well as the alleged police report that details the specifics of the case.
The post said that the victims are allegedly the wife and son of the suspect.
The suspect allegedly had an argument with his wife concerning family matters that resulted in him stabbing and decapitating her, before murdering his son who had witnessed the incident.
Mothership has reached out to the Singapore police for comments.
Here is the statement from the police.
"The Singapore Police Force received a request for assistance from the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) on a case of murder reported in Tanjung Minyak, Malaysia.
The SPF had arrested a 31-year-old man and handed him over to RMP on 11 October 2019 to aid in investigations. It is inappropriate to comment further as investigations by RMP are ongoing."
Top photos via Pixabay and Info Kemalangan & Bencana Malaysia/ FB
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