NILAI: Police are expected to call up several more individuals to assist their investigation into the murder of a husband and wife at Taman Desa Melati, here.
Nilai OCPD, Superintendent Mohd Nor Marzukee Besar said for the moment they will continue taking statements from four suspects who were detained on Friday, in connection with the case.
“There will be (also statements taken from other individuals). I cannot reveal anymore, as I fear, it would jeopardise investigations.
“At the moment we had detained four suspects and we are still in the midst of collecting more evidence in relation to the case.
“We had yet to ascertain the motive behind the incident,” he said after the 2019 FGV Holdings Bhd (FGV) Charity Cycling event which was flagged-off by the Raja Muda Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail at the FGV Innovation Center in Bandar Baru Enstek, near here. Also present was FGV Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Haris Fadzilah Hassan.
It was reported that the couple were found dead in a house which was on fire in Taman Desa Melati, about 9.30pm on Thursday.
There were slash wounds on the hands and forehead of Tan Kim Joo, 73, whose body was found in the kitchen of the double-storey terrace house.
His wife, Ng Chong Hwa, 63, was found in a room near the kitchen, with two stab wounds on the chest and hand.
Four individuals, including a woman aged 30 to 45, were detained at Nilai police headquarters when they came to give their statements on Friday.
The four have since been remanded for seven days till Aug 1. The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
Elaborating further, Mohd Nor said post-mortem carried out on the couple found there were no burn marks on both the victims.
“Post-mortem conducted showed that the cause of the victim’s death was due to the injuries. The victims’ house was also purposely put on fire,” he said.