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JOHOR BARU: A fit of anger led a 43-year-old man to allegedly kill his wife of eight years, the mother of his two young children, at their home in Taman Saujana, Kota Tinggi.
Johor Police Chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the suspect shot the 38-year-old woman at point-blank range with an air rifle while the victim slept in her room.
“A missing persons report was filed on Monday (March 1) after the victim, an employee, was believed to have left his home around 2am following a disagreement with the suspect,” he said at a conference call. press release at the state police headquarters here on Friday (March 5).
Communicator Ayob Khan said that after investigations, police arrested the suspect, who has two prior records, and a 32-year-old man to help locate the victim.
“The husband admitted to shooting the victim in the abdomen with a compressed air rifle before covering her body with a sheet and putting the remains inside a blue plastic barrel.
“The husband, assisted by the other suspect, took the barrel and buried it in an empty field in Bandar Penawar,” he added.
Communicator Ayob Khan said the husband led police to the place where the victim was buried around 10:30 am on Thursday (March 4).
He added that investigations so far revealed that the motive for the murder was jealousy, as the couple was in the middle of a separation.
“The suspect and the victim have two young children who are currently in the care of the late wife’s family,” he said.
Communicator Ayob Khan said police seized an air rifle, shotgun, 54 pellets, a sport utility vehicle and an excavator, which belong to the main suspect.
He said the suspect does not have any permits for the weapons.
He said the two men have been placed in pretrial detention until March 10 to assist with investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
Comm Ayob Khan added that the police were also investigating the case under Section 36 of the Firearms Act of 1960.
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