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Woman arrested over elderly man's murder at Ipoh supermarket

IPOH: A 24-year-old woman has been arrested over the murder of an elderly man at a supermarket in Klebang.

District police chief Assistant Commissioner Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said they received a distress call yesterday evening about a man found unconscious at the entrance of the supermarket.

He said preliminary investigations found that the man, 64, had died and that there were no injuries to his body.

"Later the same day, a 24-year-old woman was arrested to assist in investigations," he said in a statement.

"The suspect does not have any criminal records."

The case is being probed under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.

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