BELURAN: Convinced that his wife was having an affair, a man killed his two-week-old son and attacked his wife and their three other children at their squatter home in Ladang NPC, near here, on Monday.
It was learnt that the man had stabbed his wife’s head with scissors before using an iron pipe to hit his children repeatedly. The baby succumbed to injuries at the scene.
The suspect’s wife, identified as Rossi Baco, 35, and their two-year-old daughter Leny, suffered serious injuries in the incident.
Their two other children, Juliana, seven, and Juliady, four, suffered facial and head injuries, but were reported to be in stable condition.
Initial investigation revealed that an argument broke between the couple at around 10pm after the husband accused his wife, who was still under confinement, of having an affair with another man.
The argument heated up prompting the suspect to take a knife and start stabbing his wife in the head, before taking an iron bar used as a handle to hook oil palm fruits and turning his anger towards the children.
Beluran District Police Chief DSP Sivanathan Velautham said police rushed to the scene after receiving a call at around12.30am.
He said they manage to arrest the suspect inside the house at around 3,30am and seized a machete from him.
“The wife and the third child were rushed to Duchess of Kent Hospital in Sandakan for treatment. They were reported to be unconscious and in critical condition.
“As for the other children, they are currently warded at the Beluran District Hopsital for treatment,” he said.
Sivanathan said initial investigation revealed that jealousy was the motive behind the attack.
He added that the case will be investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries a mandatory death penalty, if found guilty.