Malaysia

Jobless man who allegedly beheaded mum under influence of drugs: cops

Weapon used in incident seized, suspect detained until January 22

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 18 Jan 2022 8:20AM

Jobless man who allegedly beheaded mum under influence of drugs: cops
An unemployed man who allegedly beheaded his mother is suspected of having committed the act after demanding money from the woman to buy drugs. – Pixabay pic, January 18, 2022

SHAH ALAM – Selangor police chief Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed confirmed that a jobless man who is suspected to have decapitated his mother in Kg Baru Pasir Penambang, near Kuala Selangor, was under the influence of drugs.

At the time of the incident on January 15, only the suspect and his mother were at their home in Kg Baru Pasir Penambang, he said.

“We have detained the suspect for seven days beginning January 16, and we have also seized the weapon used in the incident.

“We believe the suspect had demanded money from his mother (to buy drugs). The incident is believed to be linked to the influence of drugs,” he told a media conference at the Selangor police contingent headquarters here yesterday.

On Monday, the media reported that Kuala Selangor district police chief Ramli Kasa confirmed that a 56-year-old woman was beheaded by her son on Saturday evening. – Bernama, January 18, 2022

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