KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 – A 32-year-old man believed to be the main suspect in the murders of four members of a family in two adjacent houses in Kampung Batang Rokan, Gemencheh, yesterday was caught by police here today.
He was apprehended by a police team on a bridge near Jalan Masjid India about 5pm.
Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Department chief, Datuk Ku Chin Wah, said the man is believed to a relative of those murdered.
“Police found a knife on him. However, we are still investigating if the knife was used in the murders,” he said when contacted by Bernama here today.
Atan Daud, 90, the former imam of Masjid Kg Batang Rokan; his wife, Safiah Katas, 80; their son-in-law, Ismail Awang, 76, and his daughter, Siti Khadijah Ismail, 22; were found dead drenched in blood at around 3.30pm in two adjacent houses in the village.
The bodies were discovered by Siti Khatijah’s younger sister when she came back from school. Three bodies were in Daud’s house while Siti Khadijah was in the next house.
Meanwhile, Negri Sembilan police chief, Datuk Osman Salleh, said the suspect was Atan’s grandson and elder brother of Siti Khatijah, and he had fled after the incident.
“It is understood that he lived in Kuala Lumpur but we do not know where. Based on information, we found the suspect’s motorcycle about 2am near the Tampin fire station,” he said when contacted by Bernama today.
Osman said the suspect was being detained at the Dang Wangi police district headquarters and he had instructed his men to bring him to the state police headquarters. – Bernama
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