Three More Held Over Fatal Teluk Intan Machete Attack

Police have arrested three more suspects over the death of a 48-year-old man who was believed to have been hacked with a machete in front of a shop in Taman Banjar Jaya, Teluk Intan, on Tuesday (Nov 3).

Hilir Perak police chief ACP Chua Kok Lian said in a statement on Friday (Nov 6) that the three, two foreign men and a local man, are aged between their 30s and 40s, according to Bernama.

Remand for three suspects

Chua said the two foreigners were picked up in the early hours of Wednesday (Nov 4) and remanded the same day until Nov 11. Their nationalities were not disclosed.

The local man was detained on Thursday (Nov 5), and police were to apply for a remand order against him on Friday morning, he added. “The case is still under investigation,” Chua said.

Earlier, a 27-year-old local woman was arrested and remanded until Nov 11 to assist in the investigation.

Teluk Intan machete attack probe

Preliminary investigations on Nov 4 found that the victim had been attacked by three men armed with machetes, police said.

The man was rushed to Teluk Intan Hospital, where medical personnel later pronounced him dead. His identity was not released.

The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.

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