KUALA LUMPUR – A Nigerian man who allegedly threw his step-grandson from the third floor of an apartment in Danau Kota, Setapak, here yesterday is believed to have mental health problems.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Saiful Azly Kamaruddin said this was because the suspect was found to be taking mental health-related drugs.
He said the matter was based on information from the suspect’s family members.
“We are also investigating whether the suspect has been getting mental treatment or otherwise,” he told a media conference at the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters here.
“We also cannot take the suspect's statement because he is still being treated at Kuala Lumpur Hospital.”
Saiful Azly said the suspect’s wife and the stepdaughter whom the suspect had attempted to rape were also getting treatment at HKL for trauma and injuries from being beaten by the suspect.
Commenting on whether the suspect had taken drugs, Saiful Azly said police would be conducting a urine screening test on the suspect.
"Yes, we will take a sample of the suspect’s urine as the report on the boy’s post-mortem is not out yet," he said.
Saiful Azly said the suspect was remanded for seven days until December 6 to assist in the investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder, and Section 377c of the Penal Code.
Yesterday, Bernama reported that the suspect was arrested for allegedly throwing his step-grandson from the 3rd floor of the apartment.
Kuala Lumpur CID chief Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said the 42-year-old suspect was detained at his house shortly after the incident at about 8 am yesterday.
The incident occurred when the suspect tried to rape his 24-year-old stepdaughter, who has a four-year-old son. – Bernama, November 30, 2020
