Four family members shot dead at Batu Maung chicken factory

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BAYAN LEPAS: Four members of a family were shot dead at a chicken processing factory in Batu Maung here early today.

The victims have been identified as Tan Hock Choon, 50, his common law wife Tan Saw Sim, 55, and her son Chung Wah Tong aged between 27 and 30, and his two-year-old son named Ah Bee.

Penang Criminal Investigation Department chief Datuk Razaruddin Hussain said the incident happened at 2.55am.

“The victims were shot with a semi-automatic pistol believed to have been obtained illegally,” he told reporters here, adding, police also found bullet casings at the scene.

He said based on initial investigations, the act was committed by a close relative who escaped in a Toyota Hilux belonging to the factory operated by Hock Choon and Wah Tong.

It is understood that the victims were having problems with the suspect and often heard quarreling, allegedly over money.

“Police are tracking down a man in his 30s and a Toyota Hilux with the registration number, PLJ 7392,” said Razaruddin. -BERNAMA