"IF she had died of illness, I could accept it. But she left in such a state ... I cannot take it."
These were the words of the father of a woman who was murdered by her husband at their house in Taman Cahaya, Bukit Gambir, Tangkak last Monday evening.
Junus Kassim, 74, said this as soon as he looked at the face of his 34-year-old daughter when her body arrived at his house, at about 6.45 pm yesterday for the burial.
The grief was evident on the face of the father of four children, forcing his family members to hold him and calm him down, reported Harian Metro.
The deceased's mother, Fatimah Seman, 63, also broke down as soon as she was given the chance to look at the face of her second of four siblings for the last time.
Tears flowed freely during the funeral ceremony at the Kampung Durian Chondong Muslim cemetery.
Earlier, the van carrying the deceased's body arrived from the Melaka Hospital after the post-mortem.
About 200 family members, close relatives and villagers gathered in the compound of the house to receive the body.
A sombre atmosphere filled the air as the body was brought into the house and funeral prayers were performed, joined by more than 50 congregants.
The victim was laid to rest at 8pm last night. It was earlier reported that the 32-year-old suspect had allegedly murdered the victim and set fire to several vehicles at his in-laws' house before he surrendered to the police.
The suspect had walked into the Bukit Gambir police station at 7am on June 3 and reportedly told the police had slashed his wife and committed arson.
He had been remanded for seven days to facilitate investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder and Section 435 of the same Code for committing mischief. – June 5, 2025
