00:00 A man has been remanded for seven days for allegedly beating his wife to death with a
00:06 dumbbell on Friday.
00:09 The Sya'alam Magistrates' Court on Saturday approved the police's application to remand
00:13 the 38-year-old unemployed man until December 22.
00:18 Earlier, Sya'alam OCPD Assistant Commissioner Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim was reported as saying
00:24 that the 33-year-old victim, a college lecturer, had died after allegedly being beaten with
00:30 a dumbbell at a house in Jalan Sungai Chongkak on Friday.
00:34 Iqbal said the police received a report at 5.30am from the suspect himself, who claimed
00:40 that his wife was suffering from fits before he brought her unconscious body to Sya'alam
00:45 Hospital.
00:46 An initial examination of the victim revealed several injuries on her body, and further
00:52 investigation suggested that the suspect had allegedly beaten her out of jealousy.
00:58 The man was later arrested at a hospital, and the dumbbell used was ceased for investigation.
01:03 The suspect, who has two criminal records related to assault and drugs and tested positive
01:09 for drugs, is currently in custody.
01:11 For more information visit www.fema.gov/covid19.
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