Suspect in Kg Gajah murder and rape case nabbed in Perlis

IPOH: A male suspect believed to be involved in the fatal stabbing of a man at KM12, Jalan Trans Perak, near Kampung Gajah was arrested yesterday.

Perak police chief Alwi Zainal Abidin said the 30-year-old suspect was detained at Perlis Sentral Bus Terminal in Kangar, Perlis, at about 3.45pm by a team from the Perak and Perlis criminal investigation departments.

He said police also recovered a knife that the suspect had disposed of in a rubbish bin in Kangar town.

“The suspect met his former girlfriend, aged 25, to discuss relationship issues at about 9am on Tuesday.

“During the encounter in a padi field area at Jalan Trans Perak, the suspect allegedly threatened and raped the woman in his car,” he said at a press conference today.

Alwi said at about 5am on Wednesday, the suspect was dropping his former girlfriend off at her car when her current boyfriend arrived to meet the suspect. The suspect then fled the scene in his car.

He said the boyfriend chased the suspect and managed to ram and block the vehicle, after which the suspect attacked and stabbed the victim in the abdomen with a knife.

“The suspect fled in the victim’s car before abandoning it at Persiaran Batu Gajah Perdana in Batu Gajah.

“With the suspect’s arrest, the murder and rape cases were solved in less than 24 hours. The suspect has been remanded for seven days from today to assist investigations under Section 302 and Section 376 of the Penal Code,” Alwi said.

It was reported yesterday that Perak Tengah district police chief Hafezul Helmi Hamzah said a 29-year-old man died from severe stab wounds sustained during a fight with the suspect on Wednesday.

He said the victim was taken to a clinic for treatment before being pronounced dead by a medical officer.