Man Stabs Wife To Death, Hurts Two Daughters

KLANG, June 11 (Bernama) -- A former contractor stabbed his wife to death and caused hurt to his two daughters, before fleeing the scene with his three other children Thursday.

Klang police chief, ACP Mohamad Mat Yusop said the incident occurred in a house in Taman Seri Andalas, here at about 9 am.

He said the 54-year-old suspect, believed to be suffering from mental disorder, was said to have a heated argument with his wife, S.Letchumi, 47, before he attacked her with a knife.

"The victim tried to run through the back door, but the man chased her with the knife in his hand.

"His two daughters, aged 14 and 23, were also injured while trying to stop him from attacking their mother," he told reporters, here today.

Mohamad said the victim's body with stab wounds on the neck, abdomen, back and both hands, was found about 20 metres from the house.

He said the man was arrested at 3.55 pm in Jalan Sungai Jati, Taman Sentosa while driving his car after dropping off his three other children at a friend's house nearby.

"We are investigating the motive. According to their neighbours, the couple always fought and hardly mingled with people," he said, adding that the couple had nine children aged between 10 and 23.

The suspect also had a second wife who hung herself eight years ago due to family problems, he said.

A neighbour, Nurfateha Abdul Hamid, 19, said she was startled when she heard the commotion at the back alley this morning.

"When I looked through the kitchen window, I saw my neighbour dragging his wife, with his two daughters, smeared in blood, following behind. They were crying and talking about something in Tamil.

"Then, I saw the man stabbing his wife on the throat with a long knife more than three times before he got into the house and fled a moment later with his three other children," she added.