Wife shot dead by Lance Corporal husband

KANGAR - A woman is believed to have been shot dead by her husband, a police Lance Corporal, in an early morning incident in Kampung Bendang Baru, Simpang Empat near here today.

Kangar District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Yusharifuddin Mohd Yusop said the police received a report of the incident at 7.26 am.

"A report was received that a 26-year-old woman was shot at a house in Kampung Bendang Baru Simpang Empat near the Bernas Rice Factory.

"A team from the Criminal Investigation Department of the Kangar District Police Headquarters (IPD) rushed to the location and confirmed that there had been a shooting," he said in a statement.

Yusharifuddin added that the investigation is still underway and the suspect, who is also the victim's husband, has been arrested.- Awani

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