Umno branch leader slashed to death by brother

SEREMBAN: A Kuala Sawah Umno branch leader was believed to have been slashed to death by his younger brother following a quarrel at their mother’s house in Taman Bunga Sejati, Rantau, near here, about 7.30am this morning.

A neighbour, G. Yuvarajah, 21, said loud noises and shouts from the house next door had woken him up and he went out of his house to see what was happening.

“I heard noises and the victim’s mother shouting for help… when I was outside my house, I saw the victim, who was covered with blood, being chased by his younger brother who was wielding an iron shovel.

“As I ran towards them, I saw the victim lying on the road while the suspect was detained by villagers,” he said when met by reporters at the location.

Yuvarajah said he was made to understand that the suspect lived with his mother while the victim, who was married, lived nearby.

“The victim had earlier sent his child to be taken care of by his mother before a squabble broke out.

“However, I do not know the cause of the ruckus. I also do not know them very well as we had just moved in five months ago,” he said.

Meanwhile, Negeri Sembilan police chief Noor Azam Jamaludin confirmed the incident but details were still not available. -FMT