Penang double murder: Two men arrested; weapon found at the back of victims’ house
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GEORGE TOWN, Penang – Malaysian police have arrested two men over the murders of a woman and her daughter.
Penang police chief Azizee Ismail said the suspects, a local and a foreign national, both in their 40s, were detained separately on Oct 20.
The suspects have been remanded for seven days until Oct 26, he said.
Datuk Azizee also said a weapon was found at the back of the victims’ house.
Speaking to news outlet Sinar Harian, he said: “Police have found a weapon believed to have been used in the incident.
“However, the investigation is still ongoing and I cannot comment on the type or condition of the weapon.”
On Oct 18, a 51-year-old kueh seller and her 11-year-old daughter were found dead.
The woman’s body was discovered in the ground-floor kitchen with her head nearly severed.
Her daughter was found face down and covered in blood upstairs in the partially wooden house.
Their bodies were discovered by the woman’s husband when he returned home at about 7.30pm to their rented house in Kampung Sekolah in the town of Juru.
Police obtained a remand order for the 57-year-old husband for a week until Oct 25. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
