Malaysia

Police arrest foreigner over alleged murder of mental patient

52-year-old found unconscious in room with injuries, bruises on legs, hands, cops say

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 30 Dec 2022 7:10AM

Police arrest foreigner over alleged murder of mental patient
According to police, the motive behind the incident is still under investigation – the 33-year-old suspect who was an assistant at the mental care centre in Bukit Beruntung tested negative for drugs and had no criminal record. – Pixabay pic, December 30, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – A foreign man was arrested on suspicion of being involved in the death of a resident of a mental care centre in Bukit Beruntung, Hulu Selangor on Tuesday.

Hulu Selangor district police chief Suffian Abdullah said a 33-year-old man who was an assistant at the care centre was arrested at 1am.

He said the arrest was made after police received a report on Sunday from an employee of the care centre that a 52-year-old man was found unconscious in his room.

“The victim, who is a mental patient and a resident of the care centre, was examined by a medical assistant from the Rasa Health Clinic before being confirmed dead and his body taken to Sg Buloh Hospital.

“The post-mortem found that there were injuries and bruises on his legs and hands believed to be caused by a blunt object,” he said in a statement yesterday.

Suffian said the motive behind the incident is still under investigation, adding that the suspect tested negative for drugs and had no criminal record.

The man has been remanded for seven days until January 2 with the case being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code. – Bernama, December 30, 2022

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