PETALING JAYA: Police have remanded the suspect allegedly involved in the stabbing of two women near a surau and a religious primary school in Kelana Jaya for a week.
Petaling Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Shahrulnizam Ja'afar said the 46-year-old suspect was remanded together with an acquaintance.
"The acquaintance is a 55-year-old man. We have opened an investigation under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder," he said when contacted on Tuesday.
He said the initial investigation revealed the suspect and the two victims did not know each other.
"The motive for the attack is still being investigated," he said.
The 46-year-old suspect was arrested near Kajang at 1.30am on Tuesday. He was nabbed at the house of one of his acquaintances.
On Aug 9, two women, including a teacher, were stabbed near a surau and a religious primary school in Kelana Jaya. A manhunt was conducted to capture the suspect.