Senior citizen kills wife before committing suicide

 

The police were notified of the incident by the couple’s son after he discovered his parent’s bodies in their house. (PDRM pic)

BUTTERWORTH: A man allegedly stabbed his wife to death before committing suicide in an incident at their house in Taman Kimsar, Perai here yesterday.

Penang Criminal Investigation Department chief Rahimi Mohd Ra’ais said the police were alerted to the incident by the couple’s 28-year-old son at 3pm after he discovered his parents’ bodies.

“A police team rushed to the location and found a body of a 54-year-old woman in a room with three stab wounds on her neck, chest and stomach.

“Her 65-year-old husband’s body was found hanging from the ceiling in the kitchen,” he said when contacted here last night.

He said police did not rule out the possibility of a murder-suicide due to misunderstandings and jealousy.

Rahimi said police also seized a knife allegedly used by the husband, adding they would conduct further investigation into the incident.

He said the bodies were sent to Seberang Jaya Hospital for post-mortem. - FMT