Three arrested over death of senior citizen stabbed 27 times

GEORGE TOWN - The police arrested two men and a woman to facilitate an investigation into the death of a senior citizen who was stabbed 27 times in the parking area of ​​an apartment in Jalan Perak, here yesterday.

Acting Timur Laut district police chief Supt V. Saravanan said the three individuals, aged between 29 and 42, who are believed to be close friends of the victim, were arrested at separate locations in Jelutong at about 7.30pm yesterday.

"The police are investigating the motive for the killing and the three individuals are on remand for three days until Dec 8 to facilitate the investigation," he said here today.

Saravanan said the investigation was being conducted under Section 302 of the Penal Code and called for those with information on the incident to contact the nearest police station. - BERNAMA