Man held in Ipoh murder believed to have been intoxicated during attack

 Perak police chief Noor Hisam Nordin says initial investigations found that the suspect had previously received psychiatric treatment.

Police arrested a 52-year-old suspect and recovered a parang in Taman Desa Aman, Ipoh. (Rawpixel pic)

PETALING JAYA:

 A man detained for the murder of an elderly woman in Taman Desa Aman, Ipoh, is believed to have been intoxicated at the time of the incident.

Perak police chief Noor Hisam Nordin said the motive behind the killing of the 70-year-old was still under investigation, Berita Harian reported.

“Initial investigations found that the suspect had previously received psychiatric treatment and was intoxicated when arrested. Checks at the scene also uncovered several cans of beer,” he told reporters after an event at Universiti Teknologi Petronas in Seri Iskandar.

Noor Hisam said a medical record book was found on the suspect, showing that he had received psychiatric treatment at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta.

He also said that although the suspect and the victim were neighbours, they were not close as they lived on separate lanes about 50m apart.

He added that the suspect’s blood sample was sent to the chemistry department for analysis and that the police were still tracking down witnesses to assist in the probe.

Earlier today, Ipoh police chief Najib Hamzah said the woman was found dead last night at a house in Taman Desa Aman, Ipoh, with slash wounds to her neck.

Hamzah said the victim also had other injuries, including cuts to her body and head, believed to have been inflicted with a sharp weapon.

The 52-year-old suspect was arrested at the crime scene. A parang believed to have been used in the attack was recovered at the same location.

The victim’s body was sent to Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital for a post-mortem.

Investigators have classified the case as murder. - FMT