Man arrested after wife, daughters found hanged

Suspect on remand for four days to facilitate investigations under Section 302 of Penal Code for murder

Authorities say they received a distressing call about the incident and discovered three bodies hanging from a fan, as well as a suicide note, in a house in Lenggeng, Nilai, at 9.25pm yesterday. – Unsplash pic, February 20, 2024

SEREMBAN – Police have arrested a technician in his 30s for investigation after finding the bodies of his wife and two daughters hanging from a fan in a house in Lenggeng, Nilai, yesterday.

Nilai district police chief Abdul Malik Hasim said the man was arrested at about 1am today after the police were alerted to the discovery of the three bodies.

He said the Lenggeng police station received a call from a man who informed them that a woman and two children were found dead in a housing estate at 9.25pm yesterday.

“The investigation found that the woman, aged 34, and the two children, aged six and three, were found hanging from a fan in a house,” he said in a statement today.

He said a suicide note was also found at the scene.

The bodies were sent to Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital’s Forensic Division for autopsy.

The technician is on remand for four days from today to assist the police investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. – February 20, 2024