Rent collector killed in fight with house tenant

 

Kangar district police chief Wari Kiew said four men aged 39 to 55 were detained following the incident.

KANGAR: A rent collector was found dead with his hands bound after a fight at Kampung Guar Sabun in Batu Pahat near here yesterday.

Kangar district police chief Wari Kiew said in the incident at 8.30pm on Friday, Kamarul Izahar Mat Nanyan’s body was found with a small wound on his forehead, near the fence of a house.

“The fight is believed to be over house rent. Following the incident, four men aged 39 to 55 were detained for investigations,” he said in a statement here today.

Wari said the victim had gone to collect rent from a tenant but was ignored, and a quarrel involving the use of a parang erupted between him and the man.

“The victim, who had become angry, hit a car windscreen. The fight was later broken up by villagers who tied the victim’s hands,” he added.

He said Kamarul, 49, was later found lifeless and pronounced dead, while the man who was injured by the victim sought treatment at Hospital Tuanku Fauziah.

“The body was then sent to Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah in Alor Setar for post-mortem. The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code,” he said. - FMT