Man dies after alleged beating by housemate

 

Kuala Muda police chief Zaidy Che Hassan said the suspect would be remanded for a week.

ALOR SETAR: A man died after he was believed to have been beaten for over a month by his housemate in Taman Gemilang in Sungai Lalang, near Bedong, yesterday.

Kuala Muda police chief Zaidy Che Hassan said the victim, aged 39, died while on the way to the Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital in Sungai Petani.

“The victim, who worked as a contract labourer, was sent to hospital by his housemate but died on the way to hospital. He was pronounced dead by a doctor at the emergency department at 3.40pm.

“The doctor who conducted an examination found that the victim had sustained injuries all over his body and suspected he had been beaten. He contacted the police to report the incident,” Zaidy said.

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He said a police team was dispatched to the hospital to conduct an investigation. The doctor who conducted the examination found that the injuries on the victim’s body were the result of being beaten over the past month.

“The examination found that the victim’s right ear was swollen. There were wounds on both hands as well as bruises on the thighs and other injuries.

“Police took a statement from the victim’s ex-wife who said the victim and her son lived at the house of a male friend. This man has been detained for investigation.

“Some neighbours claimed that they could hear the victim and suspect fighting,” he said.

Zaidy said the 36-year-old suspect had admitted that he had beaten the victim with a stick on his hands for the past month because the victim did not want to work, and often beat his own son.

“Preliminary investigations found that the suspect has a criminal record involving drugs and criminal cases.

“We have remanded him for seven days,” he said, adding that the victim’s body had been sent to the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital here for a post-mortem. - FMT