Suspect stabbed aunt as she was against his relationship with her daughter, say cops

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A man arrested for fatally stabbing a woman with a machete in the Raja Uda area of Butterworth on Tuesday (Dec 19) is believed to have acted out of anger.  North Seberang Prai district police chief ACP Mohd Asri Shafie said according to initial investigations, the victim was a 42-year-old clothing merchant and the aunt of the suspect.  Read more at http://tinyurl.com/y7vswbhw  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 A 29-year-old man who was arrested for fatally slashing a woman with a machete in the Raja

00:08 Udah area of Butterworth on Tuesday is believed to have acted out of anger.

00:13 North Seberang Prai District Police Chief ACP Mohamed Asri Shafi said initial police

00:19 investigations revealed that the victim, a 42-year-old clothing merchant, was the suspect's

00:24 aunt.

00:26 It is understood that the suspect, a factory operator, allegedly killed his aunt, who had

00:31 been against his romantic relationship with her daughter.

00:35 ACP Mohamed Asri said the suspect has been remanded for seven days to facilitate investigations

00:41 under Section 302 of the Penal Code for Murder.

00:45 The suspect is currently undergoing treatment at Penang Hospital after nearly drowning when

00:51 he jumped off the Penang Bridge to flee the crime scene.

00:54 He was saved by fishermen and anglers who handed him over to the police.

00:59 ACP Mohamed Asri said police will record statements from the suspect and several witnesses to

01:05 complete the investigation papers for the case.

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01:10 For more information, visit www.fema.gov.uk/coronavirus.

01:12 For more information, visit www.fema.gov.uk/coronavirus.

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