MUKAH: Acting Mukah police chief ASP Jamil Osman yesterday confirmed that they have arrested a general construction worker on suspicion of having murdered his wife around 4.30am yesterday during a family dispute.Jamil said the suspect, Randi Empera, also known as Lokman Haikal Abdullah, 22, was suspected of having murdered Adzalizan Helen, 24, in the workers’ quarters of Hock Peng Construction at Jalan Orang Kaya Setia Raja.
The case is investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
“We received a public tip-off about a quarrel in the quarters around 4.30am. We immediately went to the place and found a woman’s body on the ground at one of the quarters. The woman was no longer breathing,” said Jamil, who is also head of Special Branch Mukah.
After further investigation, the police arrested the husband who was suspected of having hit the back of his wife’s head with a hard object. The couple has no children.
“The father of the suspect, who was the main witness, confirmed that the couple was quarrelling about some matters that night which led to the suspect hitting wife, causing her to die on the spot. We found a hammer, which was believed to be the murder weapon, about 150 meters from the scene of the killing.
“This led to the arrest of the suspect. At the time of his arrest, there were multiple wounds on his body, believed to have been sustained during a struggle between the suspect and the victim,” said Jamil.
Jamil confirmed that the suspect did not put up any resistance when he arrested.
He was sent to Mukah Hospital where he was treated under strict police surveillance.
The body of the victim was sent to the hospital mortuary pending for post mortem, said Jamil, who confirmed that with the arrest of suspect, the police considered the case solved.