Two men detained to assist in the murder investigation of a 41-year-old single mother found with neck wounds in her Sungai Dua, Butterworth flat
BUTTERWORTH: Police have detained two men to assist in the investigation into the murder of a single mother at her flat in Sungai Dua.
Penang police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail said the men were arrested several hours after the incident within the district.
“The two suspects have been remanded today to assist the investigation, which is ongoing,” he said when contacted.
He added that police are awaiting the post-mortem report from the victim’s autopsy conducted at Kepala Batas Hospital.
The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
The 41-year-old victim was found lying on a bed with slash wounds to her neck yesterday.
A neighbour reported the incident to police at 1.40 pm after finding the unresponsive single mother.
The front door to the property was found open, though the metal grille gate was locked.
She was reportedly employed to ferry several students living at the flat to school and lived with her 15-year-old son.
