IPOH: A man who allegedly stabbed and beat his wife to death in front of their child, has been remanded for week to faciliate investigations.
Magistrate Farah Nabihah Muhamad Dan granted the remand until June 19 on the 56-year-old suspect when he was brought to the Ipoh magistrate's court today.
The remand is to facilitate investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
The suspect arrived at the court at 11.10am and appeared calm. He was clad in a white T-shirt and grey track bottom.
He was detained less than an hour after the police received information about the incident in Kampung Simee here at 9.26am yesterday.
The incident was witnessed by their 12-year-old daughter.
Ipoh police chief Assistant Commissioner Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad had said yesterday that the victim was found lying in a pool of blood in the house.
There were three stab wounds on her chest and injury to her head
Abang Zainal Abidin had said police detained the victim's husband at about 10am to assist in the investigation.
He also urged the public with information to come forward and provide statements to the investigating officer, assistant superintendent S. Dasarathan at 012-5644484 or any nearby police station to assist in the investigation.